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Islay, Bowmore Distillery

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View of two early copper heaters in mash-house
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Oblique aerial view of the village of Bowmore, taken from the NNW.
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Bowmore Distillery
Oblique view from SW along SE side of distillery, overlooking School Street, with working floor maltings in middle distance, and grain store in foreground
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Bowmore Distillery
General view of main entrance to distillery from NE, showing the adjacent indoor Bowmore Swimming Pool (right), which is heated using waste heat from the distillery
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Bowmore Distillery
View of main entrance to distillery from NE, showing the adjacent indoor Bowmore Swimming Pool (right), which is heated using waste heat from the distillery
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Islay, Bowmore Distillery, NR35NW 10, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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Malt Barn, Bowmore Distillery, Bowmore, Islay.
View of character of steeped barley, spread on malting floor during germination stage.
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Bowmore Distillery
Oblique view from SW along SE side of distillery, overlooking School Street, with working floor maltings in middle distance, and grain store in foreground
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Islay, Bowmore Distillery
View looking W through E entrance to distillery
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Oblique aerial view of the village of Bowmore, taken from the ESE.
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Bowmore Distillery
General view of distillery from NE, viewed from Harbour Pier
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Bowmore Distillery
View from S of S side of old warehouse block at W end of the distillery
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Bowmore Distillery
View from SE of SE side of Still House
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Bowmore Distillery
View from N in E yard, showing E gables of the maltings block (centre), and part of the visitors' centre (right)
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Bowmore Distillery
View from NE across E yard of distillery, showing NE side of maltings and kilns, the mash house and tun room, and (right) the visitors' centre.  Bowmore distillery is one of only two distilleries on Islay that continues to floor-malt its barley
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Bowmore Distillery
Interior view of tun room showing wooden washbacks
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Bowmore Distillery, Bowmore, Islay.
Interior of Still House, detail of stills.
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Bowmore Distillery
General view of distillery from NE, viewed from Harbour Pier
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Bowmore Distillery
Elevated view from NNE showing visitors' centre and offices (foregroud), with the maltings and kilns in the background
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Bowmore Distillery
Interior view within mash house showing mash tun (below), grist hopper (above), and copper water tanks in background
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Bowmore Distillery.
Photographic copy of plan of land and property of Bowmore Distillery.
Titled: 'Plan showing houses, land and etc (in red) belonging to the Bowmore Distillery Company. Est. 1779'.
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Bowmore Distillery, Bowmore, Islay.
View of ship-to-shore delivery of coal to jetty by means of a small boat and cartage.
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