Renfrew, Porterfield Road, Babcox And Wilcox Boiler Works | Canmore

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Works (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Renfrew, Porterfield Road, Babcox And Wilcox Boiler Works

Classification Works (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 133204

Site Number NS46NE 49

NGR NS 492 668

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/133204

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Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

SC 1257585

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Babcox and Wilcox Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

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Babcox and Wilcox Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

6/10/1927

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

SC 1257582

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

SC 1257584

Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

22/7/1933

© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)

Renfrew, Porterfield Road, Babcox & Wilcox Boiler Works
View from W showing part of works

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Renfrew, Porterfield Road, Babcox & Wilcox Boiler Works View from W showing part of works

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

24/7/1967

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and River Clyde. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

Babcox and Wilcox Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

Renfrew, general view, showing Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road and Robertson Park. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

Babcock and Wilcox Co. Boiler Works, Porterfield Road, Renfrew. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

Renfrew, Porterfield Road, Babcox & Wilcox Boiler Works
View from W showing part of works

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Administrative Areas

Council Renfrewshire
Parish Renfrew (Renfrew)
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Renfrew
Former County Renfrewshire

Archaeology Notes

NS46NE 49 492 668

Babcox & Wilcox boiler making factory identified at this location on a Luftwaffe aerial photograph.

Information from RCAHMS (KM) 21 August 1998

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