The Millom Hematite
Ore and Iron Company blast furnaces.
This image shows that the framework supporting the charging bucket has been
significantly extended (compare with the other photographs).
It suggests that this is one of the last pictures of the furnaces to be taken
before closure.
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Millom Blast Furnace
Plant
Showing blast furnace hi line and bunkers. The plant closed down in 1969. |
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Millom Blast Furnace
Plant
Foundations are being paid for an unknown purpose in the foreground |
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Blast Furnace Top
This was a relatively modern furnace with a 20ft hearth and output of 7000 tons of pig iron per week |
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Blast Furnace
Top
The large pipes collected dirty blast furnace gas which was cleaned via the dustcatcher bottom right. The inclined connecting pipe is called the downcomer. |
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Blast Furnace
Top
This furnace was charged by a bucket hoist. A similar arrangement was in use on Workington's #4 furnace. |
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Blast Furnace
Cast House
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Ironworks Generator
set.
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Ore Yard
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Twin strand Pig
Casting Machine
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Pig Caster
Molten pig iron was poured in to the moulds and by the time they had been transported to the top of themachine they had solidified and were discharged into a rail wagon or bunker. |
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Spray coolers
The hot pigs were collected by a home built bogie wagon with bullhead rail built sides which was pushed under the water sprays until the pigs were cold. |
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Andrew Barclay
#1 2333 built in 1953
and supplied new to the Millom Company |
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Andrew Barclay
#15 Prince John #1612 built in 1918
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Robert Stephenson
& Hawthorns 17 or 16
(formerly 3 or 2) |
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Sentinel Vertical
boilered steam locomotive #7
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
"Snipey": a Nielson Crane Tank (4004 of 1890) was used to carry pit props. |
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
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Headgear of Moor
Bank Mine
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines (Moor Bank) with Steel Green.
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
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Hodbarrow Hematite
Mines
Rising water level following closure. |
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Last shift leaving
Moor Bank Mine
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Images below kindly suppied by Peter W Robinson. All locomotive images are copyright Peter W Robinson. |
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Millom #3
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Millom #15 (660507
beyond).
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Millom #3 in shed.
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Millom Sentinel on
the scrap line.
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Hodbarrow
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Hodbarrow
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Hodbarrow
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"Snipey"
at Hodbarrow
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Millom #16
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Millom #12 on scrap
line
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Millom #1
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Millom #1
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Ironworks from the
South
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Millom aerial view
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