England, United Kingdom · Europe
Red Scar is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Goosnargh, 21km from Trough of Bowland.
Red Scar is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,244, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Red Scar Works was built in 1939 by Courtaulds and produced continuous filament viscose rayon. It was located in Ribbleton, Preston, off Longridge Road. The closure of the works was announced in November 1979 and the issue raised in the UK Parliament House of Commons by the constituency MP. At the time of closure,Read more
approximately 2,600 people were employed there, but there were approximately 4,000 at its peak. It was at one time the largest rayon producing site in Britain. Two main products were manufactured: one being tyre yarn made by a process known as CSPT (Continuous Spinning Process), trademarked Tenasco, in two principle deniers; the other being a general-purpose textile yarn called Bright. A range of deniers of this were produced; pigmented variants were Matt (pigmented with titanium dioxide) and a wide range of colours trademarked Duracol (including Duracol Black, pigmented with carbon black). At the time of closure, one reason given by management for the closure was the rising popularity of steel belt radial tyres, thus reducing demand for viscose tyre yarn.
The factory was connected by rail as a branch of what was the Preston and Longridge Railway. The plant had its own power production facility. The main raw materials brought in by rail were coal, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, carbon disulphide and wood pulp.
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Red Scar is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.7870 latitude, -2.6463 longitude.
Red Scar has a population of approximately 1,244 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
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21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Iconic seaside amusement park on England's northwest coast operating since 1896 with historic and modern coasters.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
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40 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Magnificent Victorian railway viaduct with 24 arches striding across the bleak moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, an engineering marvel of the 1870s.
50 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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