Deanshanger Oxides - power house
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Deanshanger Oxides - power house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Jun 1990
Latterly operated by Harcros Chemicals, this iron oxide pigment works had a powerhouse containing four Browett, Lindley compound steam engines driving alternators. The plant was still at work when photographed but has subsequently been scrapped. This shows one of the four engines that was running at the time. The bottom left corner shows part of the alternator rotor from an engine undergoing maintenance. This type of power house has vanished although there may be the odd engine of this type we do not know about.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.049548
Longitude
-0.888773