While traveling from Bradfield back to Sheffield I noticed a large disused factory down in the Loxley Valley does anyone know what its called and what they made there. Any history on this building would be realy helpful. :)

I presume that you mean Thomas Marshall's refractories. They used to make fire bricks mainly for the steel industry, but were taken over by G R Stein's (I think) and assett stripped. Or maybe it's the Yorks water Authority filtration plant.

Thank you it seems to be rather large place theres a loxley dam and waterwheel down the lane. thanks again.

Right the lane the factory is on is Storrs Bridge lane and the old factory is at Storrs Bridge is that the old Thomas Marshall's refractories ??

Yes it is. The one before it (going from Sheffield) is Wraggs.

As you got to the bottom of the hill, the road turned right. There was a small river(stream?) on the left, just before you got to Marshalls. Across the river was Carblox. I worked there in 1958.

Not sure about the Marshalls reference, but the works you are talking about was most recently Hepworths Refactories.

Try a search on the Forum for threads that will tell you more about the background and the current position.

I worked at old carbon plant(carblox) in the 90's. The marshalls plant was taken down and the water plant built on its site. Carblox is the factory still up at the side of it. It has been G.R.Stein, Hepworth then Premier. The plant closed in around 1999 and the buisiness moved to the Bawtry carbon Works. The factory you can see on the right going down Rowell lane is Thomas Wraggs.