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Bishopton, Bishopton Royal Ordnance Factory, Factory 2

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Building(S) (20th Century), Explosives Factory (20th Century)

Site Name Bishopton, Bishopton Royal Ordnance Factory, Factory 2

Classification Building(S) (20th Century), Explosives Factory (20th Century)

Canmore ID 300769

Site Number NS46NW 31.01

NGR NS 43659 69586

NGR Description Centred NS 43659 69586

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/300769

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Oblique aerial view centred on the central section of the explosives factory, taken from the N.
Oblique aerial view centred on the central section of the explosives factory, taken from the N.Interior, Solventless Cordie, heating waste.Interior, Tetryl, sieving house.View from SW of derelict buildings.View from SSW of the weak sulphuric acid tank farm block with the spent acid storage block adjacent.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frames.General view from SE of factory looking NW.Interior, Solventless Cordite, Tundish house.Interior, Tetryl, boiling house-centrifugals.View from NW of the phosphorus charging house.View from SE of dining room blocks.View from NW of settling pond adjacent to combustable charge container plant.Interior. Detail of a beater in the combustable chrage container plant showing raised name of maker, Bertrams Limited, Sciennes, Edinburgh.Interior. View in phosphorus charging house showing test equipment.Oblique aerial view of Bishopton Royal Ordnance explosives factory centred on the central section of the explosives factory, taken from the W.Interior view showing Solventless Cordite, Mixing house, Bishopton Royal Ordnance Factory, in 1944.Interior, Solventless Cordite, horizontal 15" press and conveyor at S.C. 1.Interior, Tetryl, graining house-dissolver and grainer.View from SW of the raw materials store.View from SW of the coal fired boiler house (power station).View from SW of services canteen for Factory 2.View from WSW of settling pond.View from NW of cooling tower looking along concrete lined drain.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frames.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frames.Interior. Detail of potcher frame in combustable charge container plant.Interior, Solventless Cordite, intermediate house.Interior, Tetryl, stove house.Interior, Tetryl, packing house.Interior, Solventless Cordite, Mixing house-sheeting machine and mixing in the background.Interior, Solventless Cordite, rolling machine.Interior, Tetryl, waste acid settling vats.Interior, Tetryl, boiling vats.View from SW of the internal railway system narrow gauge railway locomotive workshop.View from WNNW of the Ammonium Nitrate buildingView from SW of main garage workshop.View from S of workshop.View from SSE of engineering services workshop and office.Interior. Detail of beater in the combustable charge container plant.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frames.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frames.Oblique aerial view centred on the central section of the explosives factory, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the central section of the explosives factory, taken from the NW.General view demolition guncotton section.View, Solventless Cordite, rolling house.Interior, Tetryl, filters.View from SSW looking to coal fired boiler house.Interior, Solventless Cordite, stripping and carpet rolling house.Interior, Solventless Cordite, cutting waste.Interior, Tetryl, graining house-centrifugals.View from ENE of the weak sulphuric acid tank farm.View from SE of processing tower.General view from NNE looking to combustable charge container plant.Interior. General view of main hall in phosphorus charging house showing part of the conveyor belt system and the collapsed brick ovens..View Nitrocellulose, settling ponds.Interior, Solventless Cordite, horizontal press-charging.Interior, Solventless Cordite, castellating.View Solventless Cordite, heated truck for internal narrow gauge system, outside press house.View from SW of main garage workshop.Interior. General view across main hall of the combustable charge container plant showing potcher frame bases.Interior. General view of main hall in phosphorus charging house showing part of the conveyor belt system.Interior. General view of main hall in phosphorus charging house showing part of the conveyor belt system.Interior. General view of main hall in phosphorus charging house showing part of the conveyor belt system.Interior. Detail in phosphorus charging house showing part of the conveyor belt system.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Renfrewshire
  • Parish Erskine
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Renfrew
  • Former County Renfrewshire

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NS46NW 31.01 centred 43659 69586

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