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217399-012: Erecting steel hoppers in position in a bench of 80 Young & Fyfe retorts at Hopetoun Oil Works
Erecting steel hoppers in position in a bench of 80 Young & Fyfe retorts at Hopetoun Oil Works for Messrs Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 13th November 1906217399-013: Discharging iron retorts at Hopetoun Oil Works
Discharging iron retorts at Hopetoun Oil Works for Messrs Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 16th October 1906217399-014: Sulphur recovery plant
Sulphur recovery plant217399-015: Distillation area
Distillation area, 30th September 1950217399-016: Cooling towers
Cooling towers217399-017: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-018: Bench of 80 Young & Fyfe retorts under construction at Hopetoun Oil Works
Bench of 80 Young & Fyfe retorts under construction at Hopetoun Oil Works for Messrs Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd, October 1906217399-019: Retorts
Retorts217399-020: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-021: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-022: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-023: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-024: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217399-025: View of Grangemouth Refinery frontage
View of Grangemouth Refinery frontage217399-026: No 26. Diagram illustrating the method of manufacture of Mineral Oils, Paraffin Wax and Sulphate of Ammonia from Oil Shale
No 26. Diagram illustrating the method of manufacture of Mineral Oils, Paraffin Wax and Sulphate of Ammonia from Oil Shale. Undated single black and white photographic negative showing the flow chart. Scottish Oils Ltd217399-027: No 27. The Brown Retort
One black and white glass negative of an image showing the Brown Retort with Mr Brown (the inventor) standing next to it and some captioned items showing the workings of the retort217399-028: No 28. Diagram Illustrating Processes of Manufacture in the Scottish Mineral Oil Industry (after H M Cadell)
Single undated black and white glass negative showing a flow diagram of the processes of manufacture in the Scottish Shale Oil Industry217399-029: General view of refinery
General view of refinery217401: Scottish Oils Limited, Single Glass Negatives
Fifteen undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing drawings of a technical nature. Exact purpose of drawings unknown. Some were damaged negatives and have been put together to be scanned.217402-003: No 3. Shale Oil Refining Flow Chart
Undated black and white glass negative photograph of a shale oil refining process flow diagram217403: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Four undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of graphs relating to Oxygen ratios/deficiencies. Also one photograph of a piece of equipment217404: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of a damaged road tanker, diagram of Shale Oil Refining process, plant and equipment217405: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Seven undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of two different damaged road tankers, plant and equipment, portrait of unidentified person, etc.217406: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, graphs and flow diagrams along with one group photograph.217407: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, damaged tankers/van (4 images), accident site, historical shale oil town217408: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, damaged tanker, graphs, portrait photographs, shale miner with bird in cage and shale miner (elderly) in the mines. Some level of duplicate images in this set217409: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, damaged tankers, portrait photographs, map of Edinburgh City Centre, some of which are duplicate images.217410: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, damaged road tankers, laboratory, vehicle spraying road, etc. some of which are duplicate images.217411: Scottish Oils Limited, Loose Glass Negatives
Ten undated and unlisted black and white glass negatives showing images of equipment, damaged road tankers, damaged delivery van, diagram flow chart of process, etc. some of which are duplicate images.217411_009: Pumpherston Oil Company Limited Register of Ordinary Shares Transfers Vol. 9
Pumpherston Oil Company Limited Register of Ordinary Shares Transfers Vol. 9. Details names and addresses of persons tranferring and receiving shares in The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited. Some have occupation listed.218319: Agreement and correspondence between Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Limited with David Steel regarding the let of lands and farm [...]
Agreement and correspondence between Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Limited with David Steel regarding the let of lands and farm of Whitesykes; dated 18th February 1956 Includes two plans, one being a detailed plan of East Whitesykes Farm, dated 2nd December 1943.218319a: Pumpherston Oil Company Limited Register of Ordinary Shares Transfers Vol. 9
Pumpherston Oil Company Limited Register of Ordinary Shares Transfers Vol. 9. Details names and addresses of persons tranferring and receiving shares in The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited. Some have occupation listed.219275: Scottish Oils, Untitled Photograph Album
Undated photograph album containing 75 black and white photographic print of Scottish Oils Limited's operations. Images include: Middleton Hall; Burngrange Pit; Fraser Pit; Breich Pit; No 1 Mine Philpstoun; Niddry Castle; Baads Colliery; Westwood Works; Pumpherston Refinery; Bathgate Works; Broxburn Works; Glendevon Quarry; Philpstoun Village; Grangemouth Refinery. Some image do not have captions and others are duplicates of other images in the archive. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-001: No 1. Middleton Hall, Front view of Central Offices and Laboratory from Avenue
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Front view of Central Offices and Laboratory from Avenue. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-002: No 2. Middleton Hall, Side View of Central Offices, showing recent extensions
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Side View of Central Offices, showing recent extensions. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-003: No 3. Middleton Hall, Central Laboratory
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Laboratory. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-004: No 4. Middleton Hall, Central Stores (Exterior)
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Stores (Exterior). Circa 1930 to 1959219275-005: No 5. Middleton Hall, Central Stores (Interior)
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Stores (Interior). Circa 1930 to 1959219275-006: No 6. Middleton Hall, General View of Central Workshops
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, General View of Central Workshops. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-007: No 7. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Machine Shop
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Machine Shop. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-008: No 8. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Machine Shop and Corner of Boiler Shop
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Machine Shop and Corner of Boiler Shop. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-009: No 9. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Boilershop and Smithy
Black and white photographic print. Middleton Hall, Central Workshops, Boilershop and Smithy. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-010: No 10. Burngrange Pit, General View of Pit Head
Black and white photographic print. Burngrange Pit, General View of Pit Head. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-011: No 11. Fraser Pit, Pit Bottom
Black and white photographic print. Fraser Pit, Pit Bottom. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-012: No 12. Fraser Pit, Diesel Locomotive with train of loaded shale
Black and white photographic print. Fraser Pit, Diesel Locomotive with train of loaded shale. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-013: No 13. Breich Pit, Shale Cutter at work on Long Wall in Broxburn Section
Black and white photographic print. Breich Pit, Shale Cutter at work on Long Wall in Broxburn Section. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-014: No 14. Breich Pit, Shale Cutter on Long Wall face and Shaker Conveyor delivering shake to Tubs in Broxburn Section
Black and white photographic print. Breich Pit, Shale Cutter on Long Wall face and Shaker Conveyor delivering shake to Tubs in Broxburn Section. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-015: No 15. Breich Pit, Shaker Conveyor delivering shale cut by Shale Cutter
Black and white photographic print. Breich Pit, Shaker Conveyor delivering shale cut by Shale Cutter. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-016: No 16. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Two Electrically Driven Pumps, each capable of delivering 1,000 gallons of water per minute to the surface
Black and white photographic print. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Two Electrically Driven Pumps, each capable of delivering 1,000 gallons of water per minute to the surface. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-017: No 17. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Main H.T. & L. T. Switchgear for distribution throughout the mine
Black and white photographic print. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Main H.T. & L. T. Switchgear for distribution throughout the mine. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-018: No 18. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Horse at work pulling train of Shale Tubs
Black and white photographic print. No 1 Mine Philpstoun, Horse at work pulling train of Shale Tubs. Circa 1930 to 1959219275-019: No 19. No 6 Mine, Philpstoun, No 6 Mine Head on left and No 1 Mine Head on right with Creeper taking shale from No 6 to central delivery point [...]
Black and white photographic print. No 6 Mine, Philpstoun, No 6 Mine Head on left and No 1 Mine Head on right with Creeper taking shale from No 6 to central delivery point on No 1 Mine Head. Circa 1930 to 1959