Oil and water pipelines, Grangemouth

Maker
Unknown
Production date
01 Nov 1923
 Description
View of oil and water pipelines newly laid over Grange Burn and under a railway embankment. A steel lattice bridge has been laid across the burn to carry the pipes. A freight train is on the embankment.
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Production date
01 Nov 1923
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Subject place
Grange Burn/Grangemouth Docks/Grangemouth area
Scottish Oils Pipeline/Grangemouth Docks/Grangemouth area
Subject notes
In 1924 Scottish Oils Ltd opened a new refinery at Grangemouth specifically designed to refine Middle East crude. The company had earlier purchased the farm lands belonging to Easter, Mid and Wester Saltcoats. The refinery was built at Wester Saltcoats.
Accession number
P16774

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