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All Other MS 8271 Historic Environment Scotland Printed material on British Gas coal gasification process, including information relating to the Lurgi process (developed in former West Germany) at Westfield Gasification Plant in Fife (opened 1961 and the first of its kind in UK) which created town gas using the Lurgi dry grate gasifier technology and post-1975 technological developments developments in slagging coal gasification were introduced at the at the site. 12 items: Copy of 'Westfield Works' 1961 Brochure; 'The British Gas/Lurgi SLagging Gasifier' technical paper on status and economics; Gasification Processes information sheet; One folder 'BGL' containing loose information sheets on BG and Lurgi Process; 'Slagging Gasification' information booklet; Conference paper on 'An Update on the BGL Gasifier', 1991; Conference paper on 'The Application of the BGL Gasifier for power Generation', 1991; copy of pictorial souvenir 'All Roads lead to Westfield for royal Lurgi day', c.1961; Copy of booklet on 'Westfield Development Centre', c.1974; British Gas Corporation, International Consultancy Service, 'The Westfield Development Centre', 1975; copy of 'Westfield Development Centre Site Plan', 1:750, 1986/7; Visitor induction card with site plan, c.1991. c. 1960 Item Level