Biggar Gasworks Museum, Biggar - purifiers
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Biggar Gasworks Museum, Biggar - purifiers
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Jul 1994
These cast iron box purifiers were made by The Barrowfield ironworks Ltd, Glasgow and contain iron oxide powder. The gas passes through them to remove hydrogen sulphide. Biggar Gasworks is one of three small towns gasworks that are preserved in the United Kingdom and is one of the few reminders of what was once a major industry. All the larger and more modern plants are just history and now even the gas holders are very largely being swept away.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.623255
Longitude
-3.528105