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Timber Drying Building

Catalogue reference: WDB 121/302

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Timber Drying Building dating from 1923-1943.

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Full description and record details

Reference

WDB 121/302

Title

Timber Drying Building

Date

1923-1943

Description

Letter and specifications of timber drying building to WA Fell Ltd. from James Keith and Blackman Co. Ltd., London, 8 April 1926;

James Keith and Blackman Co. Ltd. - Plans:

Proposed arrangement of timber drying plant [no. 18833-1], 31 March 1926 (3 copies);

Steel frame piling truck [no. 18833-2], 31 March 1926 (3 copies);

Details of steel transfer cars [no. 18833-3], 13 September 1923;

Forest Products Research Laboratory, Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research:

Leaflet no. 10, "An overhead Internal Fan Kiln", June 1943 (2 copies);

Leaflet no. 18, "A Cross Shaft Overhead Fan Kiln", July 1943 (2 copies);

Plans (8):

Cross Shaft Overhead Fan Kiln - arrangement of heating coils, steam supply etc. [no. 3610/5c], 10 July 1942;

Overhead Internal Fan Kiln [no. 3700], 21 April 1943;

Steam supply and heating coils [no. 3701], 26 May 1943;

General arrangement of fans, shafts and bearings [no. 3702], 8 June 1943;

General arrangement at kiln door [no. 3703/2], 9 July 1943;

Details of steelwork and false ceiling [no. 3704], 26 August 1943;

Details of fan box [no. 3705], 15 March 1941;

Cross shaft overhead fan kiln [no. 3710], 23 June 1943.

Held by
Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal
Language

English

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/909c1807-7c12-4c2e-a638-63ce7c2efb26/

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Timber Drying Building