Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60072
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view of acid storage tanks (AJ3, NS 2871 3990), two converted Lancashire
boilers
24/7/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60073
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
General exterior view from E of Ammonia Cooling Plant House (right, AJ1, NS 2867 3991)
and Glycerine Storage building (left, AJ2, NS 2868 3991)
24/7/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60075
Interior view from NE inside building AJ1 (NS 2867 3991) showing three Ammonia Compressors. Also in the building is a brine solution make-up tank, used tp produce coolant for the Nitrating Process
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60074 CN
General interior view from E of Ammonia Cooling Plant House (right, AJ1, NS 2867 3991) and Glycerine Storage building (left, AJ2, NS 2868 3991)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60076
Interior view from E along NE end of building AJ2 (NS 2868 3991), showing domed ends of four storage tanks, first three previously used for Glycerine/ Glycol blend, furthest used for pure glycerine, all converted egg-end boilers. The tanks now contain 'EH2' alcohol and like much of the Nitro Glycerine Hill, are part of the CNI plant used to make diesel performance enhancing additive
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60077
General view from NE looking up Nitro-Glycerine Hill No.2
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60078
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Interior view in building No. AY37, showing Notroglycerine plant control panel (second panel to right removed)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60079
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Detail of Nitroglycerine injector assembly (almost complete), inside building No. AA2 (batch) process system in 1977, and the buildings at the top of the Nitroglycerine hill are therefore not on the 1976 survey maps
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60080
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Oblique interior view inside building AC2, a Nitroglycerine [NG] separation and storage house, showing NG bogie on scales and three NG lead tanks (NS 2876 3983)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60081 CN
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Oblique interior view inside building AC2, a Nitroglycerine [NG] separation and storage house, showing NG bogie on scales and three NG lead tanks (NS 2876 3983)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60082
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Interior view of building AC2, a Nitroglycerine [NG] separation and storage house, showing NG bogie on scales and three NG lead tanks with enclosed belfast roof trusses above
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60083
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Detailed view inside building AC2, a Nitroglycerine [NG] separation and storage house, showing three NG lead tanks, and lead sink on far wall
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60084
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view from S at upper level of AC2 (NS 2876 3983), showing gangway and lead-lined trough approaching building through gap in reinforced baffle wall (Chilworth Mound)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60085
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Elevated general view from SW looking towards 'C' house AC2 (NS 2876 3983), showing a landscape dominated by Chilworth Mounds, lightning conductors, gutters and pipework
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60086
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view of AC2 'C' house (NG separation and storage house),from NE surrounded by Chilworth Mound, with lightning conductor (right)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60087 CN
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view of AC2 'C' house (NG separation and storage house),from NE surrounded by Chilworth Mound, with lightning conductor (right)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60088
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view of E end of AC2 'C' house (NG separation and storage house) showing covered gangway emerging through tunnel in surrounding Chilworth Mound
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60089
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Interior view of covered gangway adjacent to AC2 'C' house (NG separation and storage house, NS 2868 3991)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60090
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Interior view of covered gangway connecting AC2 (Nitroglycerine separation and storage house, NS 2868 3991) with Nitrocellulose/ Nitroglycerine Mixing House (PZ1, NS 2885 3984) also showing wooden guide rails for NG bogeys
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60091
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Detail of hoist (AY21), which carried Nitroglycerine bogeys up from lower level (Nitroglycerine gangway) to upper level (gangway to Mixing House PZ1, NS 2885 3984)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60092
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
View of covered gangway approaching Nitroglycerine/ Nitrocellulose Mixing House PZ1, NS 2885 3984)
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60093
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
View from S showing covered loading bay at the E side of building PZ1, a Nitroglycerine/ Nitrocellulose Mixing House (NS 2885 3984), wooden rails for bogeys converting to steel rails outside the loading bay area
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60094
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Interior view within building PZ1, (a Nitroglycerine/ Nitrocellulose Mixing House (NS 2885 3984)), showing mixing vessel used to mix NG and NC with blackboard (right) used to record details of batches of wet mixed pastes
24/8/1995
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
C 60095
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Exterior view from N of mixing house PZ1, (a Nitroglycerine/ Nitrocellulose Mixing House (NS 2885 3984)), showing tramway leading into covered loading bay
24/8/1995
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