Photo - surface buildings at Westwood pit.
code: LVSAV2019.129
Description
B&W negative copied in 1990 from official albums then held at Grangemouth refinery.
Westwood pit was sunk 1915 by the Oakbank oil company to reach reserves of Dunnet shale 700 feet below the surface. There were two brick lined shafts, 16' in diameter. Shale was wound in No.1 (downcast) shaft, No.2 shaft being for ventilation, electric cables and water pipes.
The photograph shows the winding engine and boiler house. 3 Lancashire boilers were installed to provide steam to the winding engines and to the power station. The steam winding engine in No.1 shaft had 20" cylinders and a 3'6" stroke, whilst the engine for No.2 shaft, used mainly for inspecting the shaft, had 18" cylinders with a 4' stroke.
One of a series of photos taken c.1929, see also LVSAV2019.130, LVSAV2019.149, LVSAV2019.151, LVSAV2019.152
