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Photographic Survey
Date 8 April 1991 - 22 May 1991
Event ID 545694
Category Recording
Type Photographic Survey
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Kinlochleven Aluminium Works
Aluminium Works (20th Century)
Canmore ID 76800 |
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View of power house interior from north west (elevated view), Kinlochleven Aluminium Works. Since closed.
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Power house interior from north west, 1 alternator in foreground, 12 D.C. generators driven by pelton wheels behind Digital image of B 13188
9/4/1991
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Warehouse in village from north east, also showing part of village Digital image of B 13326
9/4/1991
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Nameplate on a Dick, Kerr and Co. generator set Digital image of B 13382
9/4/1991
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Power house: Rheostat set for No 2 D.C. generator Digital image of B 13384
9/4/1991
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Power house: valves controlling water to second of two alternators supplying electricity to the works Digital image B 13386
9/4/1991
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Power house: auxiliary power switchboard. English electric 2 megawatt 6.6 KV AC auxiliary switchboard, used to distribute AC power from the two alternators to all parts of the works. Digital image of B 13387
9/4/1991
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Power house: AC generator supplying works. Gilkes turbine driving a 1,725 BHP English electric brushless alternators (120V, 4.5 AMP, 133 cycles, cont. rating 1000 RPM, No. AAX3965/006, size PMG/20/6) Digital image of B 13390
9/4/1991
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Power house: water flow (from Dam and sidestream) control panel. Regulates water flow depending on the need for power in the cell room, which is supplied with D.C. from the 12 pairs of generator sets. Digital image of B 13391
9/4/1991
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Power house: valves for generator set No. 3 with water flow wall chart Digital image of B 13392/CN
9/4/1991
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Cell room: view of cells producing aluminium. High voltages of D.C. are passed through alumina (aluminium oxide) mixed with carbon and cryolite, producing pure aluminium, oxygen and slag. Digital image of B 13394
9/4/1991
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Moulding shop: interior with aluminium ingot moulding machine Digital image of B 13395
9/4/1991
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Time office and weighbridge (by Pooley of Birmingham) from west Digital image of B 13398
8/4/1991
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Carbon plant, west corner, viewed from west. This block contains concrete hoppers which were used to store different types of coke and anthracite for making electrodes Digital image of B 13399/CN
9/4/1991
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North end of works from south including carbon plant and offices Digital image of B 13428
8/4/1991
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South west end of cell room from south west Digital image of B 13429
8/4/1991
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Tail race meeting Loch Leven at north west end of works, view from north Digital image of B 13430/CN
8/4/1991
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View along tail race from north east Digital image of B 13435
22/5/1991
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Control valves in pipeline by power house Digital image of B 13437
22/5/1991
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Solidified block with trapped electrodes, from cell room Digital image of B 13439
22/5/1991
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View of pelton wheel (removed from casing) used in Escher and Wyss (of Zurich) water turbines to drive D.C. generators in power room, Kinlochleven Aluminium Works.
22/5/1991
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Interior, south west block, carbon plant, showing concrete hoppers Digital image of B 13441
8/4/1991
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Bath and locker room block, from south Digital image of B 13449
8/4/1991
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Embankment of electric railway, from east. Formerly used to convey bauxite and other raw materials to the aluminium works and aluminium to ships. Digital image of B 48264
9/4/1991
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Power house: view, from north west of 12 pairs of Dick, Kerr D.C. generator sets. Sets 1 to 9 were installed in 1907, sets 0 to 10 added in 1929
9/4/1991
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Power house: pipes to pelton turbine of No 1 D.C. turbine set
9/4/1991
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Power house: control board regulating water flow. Equipment made by British Electrical Repairs Ltd. and used hydraulic governors on the pelton turbines
9/4/1991
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Power house interior from north west, 1 alternator in foreground, 12 D.C. generators driven by pelton wheels behind
9/4/1991
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Power house interior from north west, 1 alternator (front) and 12 D.C. generators
9/4/1991
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Power house: valves for generator set No. 3 with water flow wall chart
9/4/1991
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Power house: generators No. 4A and B (Nos. 378 and 379). Like all the other generator pairs they produce 1000 KW (250-75 volts and 4000 amps) at 300 rpm, and have 14 poles. Sets 1-9 date from 1907, the other from 1928.
9/4/1991
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Carbon plant, west corner, viewed from west. This block contains concrete hoppers which were used to store different types of coke and anthracite for making electrodes.
8/4/1991
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Carbon plant: south west block from west north west, coke and anthracite store, factory No 2.
8/4/1991
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North end of works from south, including carbon plant and offices, and part of the town.
8/4/1991
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North end of works from south, including carbon plant and main office.
8/4/1991
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North west end of cell room and moulding shop from south south west
8/4/1991
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Tail race meeting Loch Leven at north west end of works, view from north
8/4/1991
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North block, carbon plant, from south used to store coke and anthracite in concrete hoppers.
8/4/1991
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View from north east of by-pass lade and valve house at south east end of works
8/4/1991
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Remaining (south west) end of Hoganas furnace room, from west
8/4/1991
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Water pipes from Blackwater Dam along north east side of power house, view from north west
8/4/1991
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View of power house interior from north west (elevated view), Kinlochleven Aluminium Works. Since closed.
Cell room: view of cells used to produce aluminium
Power house interior from north west, 1 alternator in foreground, 12 D.C. generators driven by pelton wheels behind Digital image of B 13188
