lime pond

anybody actually know wot it was used 4

Hello Gringo45.

I haven't heard of Lime Pond, but found a mention of lime and the Blue Waters and Green Waters on an old WW thread - here.

Is that helpful or not?

lime pond was called the limey .it still is .its at the side of walmsleys adjacent 2 the railway

Limey Walmsley's Lodge.

Between the Southport Rail line and canal behind what was gridweld.

There used to be an area on the bank near the railway that you had to be careful when walking on, as the lime was so slippery.

I often wondered if lime was brought by rail when the place was an ironworks. Could be wrong, but I think lime is added to assist the impurities to gather and form slag which rises to the surface.

There was a rumour that there was a lorry in the bottom of the pond years ago. (someone had supposedly used diving gear and seen it)

"Lime is a fundamental ingredient in the ironmaking process, being used as a flux during smelting."

From here.

i always thought lime was poisoners 2 fish though .cant understand how they would thrive in a lime pit

I thought that also. Was the pond actually a lime pit though? Or named limey because lime was brought near to it years ago.

I've just found this from Ravenscraig.

LIMESTONE
The limestone required for the blast furnaces and also by the basic oxygen steelmaking shop is transported by a special shuttle rail service from Colvilles' new limestone quarry at Shap, Westmorland.

Ravenscraig

"Large numbers of ponds were excavated on the Cheshire and Lancashire plains. These ponds are associated with lime-rich soils."

From here.

And this. Lime in fish ponds.

We used to swim in there when we were younger and there is definately lime in the pond, we used to be covered in it when we dried off.

We used to swim in there as well as in the cut nearby, always thought it might be chalk as it was always a good place to fish.