The brine is pumped from deep below ground before being boiled in pans, as the water is evaporated the salt crystallises out and can be drawn off the tank in the pan-house. The photograph shows the pumping engine.
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Keywords:cheshire, Lion salt works museums, Northwich, brine, chemical industry, geology, marston, pumping, salt, steam engine, steam engines
