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Arbroath, Wellgate Foundry

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View of moulds in mould preparation area
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View from SSE of curved office block connecting Foundry with Pattern Shop
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View from SSW showing block on corner of Wellgate and Stobcross (may formerly have been part of Westburn Works and is now main office block for foundry).
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Exterior view from SW of main (original) office block for entire complex
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Detail of sand-filling machine in core preparation area
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View from SW of main Office block in Wellgate
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Detail of moulds for French company "Trane", to form parts for air extraction equipment
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View from NE of Pattern Shop for foundry
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General interior view from SE down main moulding bay of foundry, with furnaces (left) and mould being prepared in foreground, and rail-mounted sand-filling machine in distance
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View of moulding pit, showing preparation and insertion of cores
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Interior view from SW within Pattern Shop
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View from N of redstone two-storeyed building, to rear of main Office block in Wellgate
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General view of modern foundry buildings from W
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View of new casting undergoing finishing in finishing area
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Detail of new casting awaiting finishing in finishing area
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Exterior view from SW of main (original) office block for entire complex
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Detail of "cage" mould being coated by Alex Mackenzie, as part of preparation process
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View of cores in core-preparation area
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View of newly finished castings in finishing area
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Detail of shelves of stores containing shell cores for moulds
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View from NE of Foundry (still in use)
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View from ESE of SE side of Foundry
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