Birkhill Fireclay Mine | Canmore

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Interior. 'New' Pan Mill building. Detail view from south of mobile 'Fawcett' (Thomas C. Fawcett of Leeds) screw feed from crusher to Incla Pan Mill. This would be moved under the crusher rollers and the rotating screw would move the clay forward to the pan mill rollers.

Interior. Clay Distribution area. View from west. The 1 ton tubs containing the clay would have travelled along the rails towards either 'run of mine' export clay which went straight into lorries without process (left of picture) or to the processing machinery in the new and old pan mills.

Interior. Clay Distribution area. Brick crusher. Brick would be added to the clay 'mix' to achieve the right consistency and chemical balance for fireclay bricks.

Interior. 'Old ' Incla Pan Mill. View from north west of the Pan Mill rollers and the chute from the later crusher above.