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 |
Pins
 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 |