Brymbo Iron & Steel works, c. 1885


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Look at the old photo of Brymbo in 1885. Can you see three blast furnaces? They are all slightly different.

Look at the old photo of Brymbo in 1885. Can you see three blast furnaces? They are all slightly different.

A Old No.1 blast furnace
B Charging wall (for access to top of blast furnace)
C Slack washer (for cleaning coal before it goes to the coke ovens)
D Blast engine house chimney
E No.2 blast furnace
F No.3 blast furnace
G Boiler house chimney
H Ore bridge with coke ovens behind
I Davy engine house for No.3 blast furnace
J Gas pipes from furnace stack to boilers
K Pig beds
L Foundry office
M Top foundry
N Foundry and pattern makers workshop
O Workshops
P Bottom foundry
Q Foundry yard
R Ingot moulds
S Foundry products
T Slag baskets (for taking slag for tipping)

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