Fort William, Lochaber Aluminium Smelter, Hydro Scheme, Surge Chamber And Valve House
Surge Tower (20th Century), Valve House (20th Century)
Site Name Fort William, Lochaber Aluminium Smelter, Hydro Scheme, Surge Chamber And Valve House
Classification Surge Tower (20th Century), Valve House (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Fort William, Aluminium Works; Lochaber Hydroelectric Power Scheme
Canmore ID 281678
Site Number NN17SW 22.01
NGR NN 13718 74782
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/281678
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (2010)
This is an integrated subterranean surge shaft and valve house. Water leaves the tunnel at this point and enters the five pipes which fall downhill from the valve house to the powerhouse below. The valve-house and surge tower are relatively standardised features for this date. Our current research suggests that there is a limited degree of technical innovation. J R Hume,1977; P L Payne,1988; E Wood, 2002; Concrete and Constructional Engineering IV (1909); Alcan, n.d.; The British Aluminium Co. Ltd, 1930.
