General Offices, Lochaber Power Company, British Aluminium, Lochaber

Maker
1. Unknown
2. British Aluminium Co Ltd
Production date
Mid 1940s
 Description
Front of General Office Building, Lochaber Power company. The power company provided power for the smelter and was owned by British Aluminium.

This photo is not scanned. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House

Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
British Alcan/Business Group
Maker
Production date
Mid 1940s
Subject place
British Alcan/David's Loan/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Large quantities of water were required to drive turbines to produce the electricity needed for the smelting process. The Lochaber Smelter was powered by hydro electricity generated on site by the Lochaber Power Company. The water was drawn from Loch Laggan approximately 26 miles away through an underground conduit.
Accession number
P44666

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