Broadford Works, Twin Towers.

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Broadford Works, Twin Towers.

Image: © George Wilson Taken: 8 Apr 2006

These were used to line fire hoses with latex rubber. The red brick tower was used to help extract dust from the brick mill before being converted to hose pipe lining. The concrete tower was built for the job in the 1960's. This picture was taken after the Broadford works closed.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.152929
Longitude
-2.109073