Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing spare bells and cone for blast furnace
SC 525210
Description Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing spare bells and cone for blast furnace
Date 4/4/1978
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 525210
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Clyde Iron Works, Tollcross, Glasgow Clyde Iron Works, founded in 1787 as an iron-smelting works, was completely rebuilt from the 1930s to supply pig iron in molten form to the adjacent Clydebridge Steelworks, and in solid form to steelworks in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. This view shows a spare set of bells and a cone for the blast furnaces. These allow ore and coke to be loaded into the top of the furnace without releasing gas from the furnace into the atmosphere, reducing pollution and increasing efficiency. The single bell and cone were introduced in the late 19th century. The double bell and cone was developed in the 20th century. Clyde Iron Works closed in 1978 as a result of the phasing out of open-hearth steel making by the British Steel Corporation. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H78/45/1
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