Reclamation and History of the Waters' Edge Site

The site was quarried for brick and tile clay between the early 1800s and roughly 1955 at which point the last brick works were demolished on the site where the Anglian Water Sewage Treatment Works now stands.

The clay quarries to the south of the old brickworks site are still in existence, although these have been partially filled with wastes derived from the later activities on site.

The remains of a number of the clay quarries can be seen in the form of fresh water reedbeds. Those quarries located to the west of the former brick works were infilled and later built upon.

Other industries associated with the locality and the site prior to 1874 included rope making, malt kilns and fertiliser production.

Fertiliser production on the site originated from the processing of animal waste. By the 1950’s the manufacturing works had advanced and the factory was then a well established chemical plant with facilities for the manufacture of acids. It is the fertiliser materials and associated chemicals, which were the main contaminants on the site.

The site was purchased by Glanford Borough Council from BritAg (a subsidiary of ICI) in 1989 and MTM in 1995. North Lincolnshire Council inherited the site from Glanford Borough Council following local government reorganisation in 1996. Since this date the site has been transformed into North Lincolnshire latest Country Park.