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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text
Historic Landscape
Figure 14.1 Geophysical Survey Results
14.17 The proposed development site lies on flat, open, agricultural land adjacent to and largely
surrounded by relatively large-scale modern industrial developments. The site is bounded to the
south east and north west by a historic drains which forms part of the wider landscape. The land
was reclaimed from the Estuary by a combination of sea walls. The exact date for the reclamation
of the landscape is currently undetermined, but it probably occurred during the post-medieval
period; possibly in the 17 th and 18 th centuries. The 1794 John Cary map clearly shows the area to
be reclaimed. The local landscape remained agricultural and rural in character until the latter half
of the 20 th century when the large scale industrialisation of the Immingham area commenced. This
industrial development is now the dominant characteristic of the area. Much of that development
has occurred within the structure of the historic landscape i.e. within land parcels defined by
historic drains and roads.
14.18 The local historic landscape is not unusual, nor does it represent any particularly significant
characteristics, it has also been substantially transformed in the 20 th century and is of minimal
value.
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