Retorts at the Westwood Shale Oil Works, Pumpherston

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1910
 Description
View of shale works showing the vertical retorts. They are clad in steel-braced brick. Flues project from the top and pipes run along the sides, near the top. A pipe runs into the base. A small hutch sits on rails leading below the retorts. A wagon sits in the adjacent siding.
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Circa 1910
Subject person
Subject place
Westwood Shale Oil Works/Pumpherston/West Lothian
Subject notes
The pipe on the retorts is the oil vapour take-off main. The pipe at the bottom was for injecting steam to aid distillation. The hutch was for transporting away the spent shale released from the bottom of the retort.
Accession number
P16701

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