Erddig Hall - boiler
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Erddig Hall - boiler by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Erddig Hall - boiler
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 8 Feb 2014
Close up of the 1920s Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler. Normally these workings would be hidden from view by the insulating casing - in this case brick. The loping tube are the main water tubes in which steam is raised. The heat of the gases raises steam that disengages from the water and rises from the left hand end through the tubes with a bend and into the riveted steam drum top right. Replacement water comes down the downcomers on the right. The tubes attached to the square ended header are the superheater tubes. The main water tubes have removable lids at each end that allow for cleaning and inspection. This is a site that is unique in the UK and more could be made of it. The vertical pipe on the left is the exhaust from the steam engine in the sawmill.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.026109
Longitude
-3.005909