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Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Nitro-cotton Drying Area

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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64504 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu General view from SE of two surviving Quinan stove buildings or drying houses, R18 and R19, latterly gutted and converted for use as transit sheds. Quinan stoves/ drying houses were used to dry nitrocotton, and there were originally 36 stoves, arranged in a rectangular 4 by 9 regular grid, all connected by tramway. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64506 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SE of surviving Quinan stove or drying house. Latterly known as R19, it was converted to a narrow-gauge transit shed. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64508 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Detailed view from E of window openings on E side of Quinan stove or drying house. Known as R19 when converted to a transit shed. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64509 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Detailed view from SE of blocked openings and windows on E side of Quinan stove or drying house. Latterly converted to transit shed (R19). 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64510 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from E of surviving Quinan stove or drying house latterly known as R18, with concrete foundations of heater unit or apparatus house in foreground. The 36 Quinan stoves were arranged symmetrically in pairs around a central heater unit known as an apparatus house. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64512 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SE of surviving Quinan stove or drying house, latterly known as R18. Converted to transit shed. The elevation in this view faces the central heater or apparatus house, and blocked pipe openings can be seen in the brickwork. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64514 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Detailed view from E of brickwork of E side of former Quinan stove/drying house, latterly R18, showing blocked pipe openings. Each drying house was 15 bays long. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64499 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SW of foundations of former Quinan stove or drying house, used to dry nitrocotton. Most of the 36 Quinan stoves/ drying houses at Eastriggs have been demolished, leaving foundations similar to those shown here. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64500 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SW of foundations of former Quinan stove or drying house, used to dry nitrocotton. Most of the 36 Quinan stoves/ drying houses at Eastriggs have been demolished, leaving foundations similar to those shown here. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64505 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu General view from SE of two surviving Quinan stove or drying houses, R18 and R19, latterly gutted and converted for use as narrow-gauge transit sheds. Quinan Stove/drying housess were used to dry nitrocotton, and there were originally 36 stoves, arranged in a rectangular 4 by 9 regular grid, all connected by tramway. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64507 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SE of surviving Quinan stove or drying house. Latterly known as R19, when converted to a transit shed. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64511 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from E of surviving Quinan stove or drying house latterly known as R18, with concrete foundations of heater unit or apparatus house in foreground. The 36 Quinan stoves were arranged symmetrically in pairs around a central heater/apparatus house unit. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64513 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu View from SE of surviving Quinan stove or drying house latterly known as R18. Converted to transit shed. The elevation in this view faces the central heater or apparatus house, and blocked pipe openings can be seen in the brickwork. 14/2/1996 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images C 64515 CN Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Detailed view from E of brickwork of E side of former Quinan stove or drying house, latterly known as R18, showing blocked pipe openings. Each drying house was 15 bays long. 14/2/1996 Item Level