Archive Issue 117
Archive Issue 117
64 pages. 275x215mm. .
ISSN 1352-7991 117
£8.25
64 pages. 275x215mm. .
ISSN 1352-7991 117
£8.25
Contents: City of Steel : The Development of the Abbey Works, Port Talbot by Dr Alastair Clarke, p3; Waterways to Manchester : 2 The Bridgewater Navigations Part 4 : Runcorn by Euan Corrie, p21; Inbye Archive’s letters page, p33; The Institute Archive’s review page, p33; In the Showroom : The GN by Malcolm Bobbitt, p35; A Tragedy at Old Ford by Chris Sambrook, p47; Compression of Gas for Road Vehicles courtesy Dr A. M. Dempsey, p55; Joseph Forrest, Steeplejack, p63; Skimpings : New Brighton Light, p64
Archive Issue 117 - Sample Images
From: Steel City Iron ore carriers can be seen berthed at the Margam Ore Wharf, to the left of this image, taken in the 1950s. At the time of the Abbey Works development, the entrance lock to Port Talbot Docks limited ships to a cargoes of approximately 10,000 tons of iron ore. The eventual necessity for the Tidal Harbour is clear! Cargoes were unloaded by Mead Morrison transporter cranes, into the ore stockyard (centre of the photograph) which could accommodate up to 500,000 tons of ore. The ore was processed in an ore handling plant (not shown) and was transported via 50-ton transfer cars into the blast furnace bunkers, where it was stored along with limestone, coke and sinter ready to feed the blast furnaces. These bunkers formed a reinforced concrete structure some 800ft in length. From these bunkers, materials were charged into the three furnaces (No. 1, towards the front of the photograph, with the larger No. 2 and No. 3 furnaces beyond). Collection A. Clarke,/i>
From: Compression of Gas for Road Vehicles The test installation of a compressed gas filling station at the works of the Chesterfield Tube Co. Ltd in Chesterfield.