WAW021373 WALES (1949). View of Abbey Steelworks, Port Talbot under construction

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Details

Title [WAW021373] View of Abbey Steelworks, Port Talbot under construction
Reference WAW021373
Date 11-March-1949
Link Coflein Archive Item 6413998
Place name
Parish
District
Country WALES
Easting / Northing 277900, 186800
Longitude / Latitude -3.7618346431304, 51.566362138913
National Grid Reference SS779868

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Diesel loco sheds would be going here.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:40:17 PM
Central Engineering shops.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:39:30 PM
The hot mill 3300 volt switchear rooms are approx. here with, originally, METROPOLITAN VICKERS/AEI oil circuit breakers. Abbey control room was located above the switchgear rooms. (Tel. No. 303 on the internal system).

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:38:03 PM
Ibelieve this to be the Hot Mill 11KV sub-station with transformer bays surrounding two sides of the building. This building contained huge REYROLLE oil filled 3 phase circuit breakers.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:33:45 PM
Approx. area of 5 stand finishing mill, run out tables with upspray/downspray quenchers and coilers.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:30:04 PM
Coke oven quencher.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:25:20 PM
Approx. area of 'roughing mills'.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:22:21 PM
Approx. area of re-heat furnaces

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:21:38 PM
Scarfer and cropping area.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:20:40 PM
Slabbing mill.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:19:36 PM
Soaking pit bays.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:18:52 PM
Ingot Stripper bay.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:18:17 PM
Abbey melting shop.

sloyne
Thursday 23rd of July 2015 08:17:42 PM