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Ardeer, Ici Works, Nobel's Explosives, Blasting Explosives And Cartridging Department

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View from S of one of two shells of cartrdidge houses, at the SE end of range of four complete units (AZF1-4). The concrete shells [NS 2864 3966] were built in reserve, and could have been made up into cimplete units (including the construction of Chilworth Mounds to protect the concrete shell) if required.
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Interior view from SE along centre of ropeway gantry connecting cartridging houses (AZF 1 -4) with non-explosive Mixing House complex (AY1, AY2 and AE1 [NS 2850 3990])
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Elevated view from S (in rope-way gantry) of Cartridging House (AZF4)
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Elevated view from Nitroglycerine Hill No. 2 (NE, NS23NE 1.03] of building AZ1 [NS 2849 3975] and ropeway gantry connecting Catridging Houses (AZF1 - 4) and non-explosive Mixing House complex (AY1, AY2 and AE1 [NS 2850 3990]) to right
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Photographic copy of Interior view of Blasting Department. Nitro-Glycerine After Separation Recovery from refuse Acid
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Phtographic copy of view in Blasting Department. Line of Cartridging huts showing bogey and service runners in foreground
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Photographic copy of Interior view in: Blasting Department - Women operatives in Packing house for gelatinous explosives.
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Photographic copy of glass negative showing Interior. Blasting Departments cleaning out a Kieselguhr Kiln (2566w)
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Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on magazines, with double-base propellants (centre) and detonators beyond.
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Ardeer, ICI works. Nobel's explosives factory. Photographic copy of overlay 'D' for D 10472. Film version attached to print.
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Photographic copy of Interior view. Blasting Department. Hall Cartridge Machine For Powder Explosives, situated on the upper floor.
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Photographic copy of Interior view of Blasting Department. Packing House for Powder Explosives showing Cartridge dipping machine
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Photographic copy of 1947: Oblique aerial view from SE of Ardeer, showing Cordite Department (foreground), Detonators (right), Blasting (left), and Nitric Acid and Nitro-cotton (top left). (See also Overlay 'D' for details [D 10471])
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Elevated view from SW (in rope-way gantry) of Cartridging House (AZF3)[NS 2879 3970], showing Chilworth Mound (clad in corrugated iron]
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Elevated view from W of one of two shells of Cartridging Houses, at the SE end of four complete units (AF1 - 4). The crenelated concrete shells [NS 2864 3966] were built in reserve and could have been made up into complete units (including the construction of Chilworth Mounds to protect the concrete shell) if required
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Elevated view from SE along SW side of ropeway gantry connecting Catridging Houses (AZF1 - 4) and non-explosive Mixing House complex (AY1, AY2 and AE1 [NS 2850 3990])
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Elevated general view from NNE (on Nitroglycerine Hill No. 2 (NE, NS23NE 1.03]) of shells of Catridging Houses (AZF4) to right, connected by ropeway-gantry (the end of which is visible to the right). the rubble in the background is the remains of recently demolished magazines
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Elevated general view from NE (on Nitroglycerine Hill No. 2 (NE, NS23NE 1.03]) of Catridging Houses (AZF4 and AZF3) to the left [NS 2879 3970], connected by ropeway-gantry. The rubble in the background is the remains of recently demolished magazines
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Photographic copy of Interior view in Blasting Department. Discharging cases of 'Samsonite' into storage magazines
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Elevated view from ENE of cartridge conveyors leading from Cartridge Houses AZF1 and AZF2 [NS 2857 3971] to cartridge packing house AG2 [NS 2846 3966]
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Photographic copy of a general view showing the dynamite cartridging huts, with Nitro-glycerine Hill behind (probably pre-1880)
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Photographic copy of exterior view in Blasting Department. Nitro-Glycerine Final Washing House.
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Photographic copy of view showing part of Blasting Department with a fully loaded. Bogey (wagon) with finished cases of gelignite leaving Packing House (G282) for storage magazines
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Elevated view from SW (in rope-way gantry) of Cartridging House (AZF3)[NS 2879 3970], showing Chilworth Mound (clad in corrugated iron]
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