Summerley works, Idle Moor - plate bending rolls
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Summerley works, Idle Moor - plate bending rolls
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Apr 2009
Boiler plate bending rolls driven by an electric motor through a Crofts gearbox. This works undertook traditional riveting using a hydraulic riveter and an example of the work is seen in progress in the right background
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Image Location
Latitude
53.829982
Longitude
-1.745171