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Power house from north west
B 13400 CN
Description Power house from north west
Date 9/4/1991
Catalogue Number B 13400 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 716966
Scope and Content Power house 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 power house which has a rubble masonry finish with smooth ashlar dressings around the windows and at eaves level. Water is supplied to the building by steel pipes which run the length of the north-east front. The power house produced electricity which 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 light weight 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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