Thomas Hudson, Sheepford Boiler Works
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Thomas Hudson, Sheepford Boiler Works
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Jul 1985
A hydraulic accumulator is nearest the camera. The spindly tower in the centre background is a riveting tower that allows boilers to be riveted vertically. The riveting plant would have been hydraulic, hence the accumulator. An enclosed riveting tower survives near Huddersfield. There were a couple at Cradley Heath but they have gone.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.859151
Longitude
-4.003439