View, from north west up pipeline to Lower Penstock
B 13346 CN
Description View, from north west up pipeline to Lower Penstock
Date 22/5/1991
Catalogue Number B 13346 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 716948
Scope and Content Pipeline from lower penstock from the north-west, Aluminium Works, Kinlochleven, Highland The aluminium works at Kinlochleven was built between 1904 and 1909 by the British Aluminium Company Limited. By 1911 the works were producing about 7,112 tonnes of aluminium per annum which was around 87% of the total output of the company at that time. The works closed in June 2000. This shows the six pipelines descending downhill from the lower penstock which is a sluice which controls the flow of water along the pipes. The pipelines carried water from Blackwater Dam to the hydro-electric power house which produced the electricity that was used throughout the works. The manufacturing of aluminium requires a lot of energy and hydro-electric power is ideally suited because it is cheap and renewable. Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is strong and anti-corrosive. The metal was widely used for domestic utensils in the late 19th century. Today, aluminium is used mainly in aircraft manufacture. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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