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Stanlow Refinery, Ellesmere Port

Stanlow Refinery at Ellesmere Port, near the River Mersey, has its origins in a small bitumen plant established in 1924. The complex now employs 800 people and handles 12 million tonnes of crude oil annually.

Credit: Peter Gordois (24 October 2006)