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Musselburgh, Inveresk Road, Brunton (Musselburgh) Ltd Wire Rope Works Department

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NE.
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View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E within winch house.
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View of ropery from SE of closing machine (B3).
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View of ropery from E of stock rope racks, with three members of staff preparing plant for post-closure sale.
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View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from W of winch house, with bogie turntable in foreground, and winch end of neighbouring 500-ton test range just visible to right. This view shows bogie being maneouvred onto turntable.
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View from N of gates to Rope Works, with Ropery in background.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NNE.
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View of Duncan Tait (left) and Andrew Smith (right), in front of Closing Machine (L1).
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View of ropery from WNW of cradle sections and control box of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).
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View of ropery from E at W end of Rigging Shop, showing 1000-ton  (foreground right) and 500-ton (distant left) Presses (Note that British Ropes and Bruntons were not associated).
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View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E within winch house.
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View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from WSW of winch house and front end of winch unit.
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Ropery, 500-ton Test Range: oblique interior view from ENE, looking up range towards anchorage.
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View of ropery, 500-ton Test Range from E, with winch unit in foreground, looking up range towards anchorage.
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View of ropery from NE of cradles forming the centre part of closing machine (L1).
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Detail of display cabinet exhibiting Brunton's products, currently situated in the adjacent Aero-products reception area.
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View of ropery from E of stock rope racks, with three members of staff salvaging plant for sale, following closure.
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View from W of S side of Ropery.
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View from SE of former Wire Drawing Department, part of which is now occupied by departments of the Aero Products division.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NW.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the NW.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the SSE.
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Interior.
View of Duncan Tait (left) and Andrew Smith (right), in front of Closing Machine (L1).
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Detail of cradle sections of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).
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