Boilers being installed, Grangemouth oil refinery

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1922
 Description
View of three large boilers with the rim of a fourth just visible. They are cylindrical in shape with flat ends and have been constructed using rivets. The brick work of the boiler house is being laid after the boilers have been put in place.
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Production date
1922
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Subject place
Scottish Oils Refinery/Bo'ness Rd/Grangemouth Refinery/Grangemouth area
Subject notes
There were five boilers in the set. In 1924 Scottish Oils Ltd opened its new refinery at Grangemouth, specifically designed to refine Middle East crude.

BOILERS, PRODUCERS,TANKS AND CHIMNEYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Accession number
P17142

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