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Image Not Available for Exterior of Fertiliser Buildings NO.44 and 43 Looking Northward from No.35; at the Time Oldest Extant of Fertiliser Buildings; Showing Artesian Wells also J.M.Henderson Plant to Left
Exterior of Fertiliser Buildings NO.44 and 43 Looking Northward from No.35; at the Time Oldest Extant of Fertiliser Buildings; Showing Artesian Wells also J.M.Henderson Plant to Left
Image Not Available for Exterior of Fertiliser Buildings NO.44 and 43 Looking Northward from No.35; at the Time Oldest Extant of Fertiliser Buildings; Showing Artesian Wells also J.M.Henderson Plant to Left

Exterior of Fertiliser Buildings NO.44 and 43 Looking Northward from No.35; at the Time Oldest Extant of Fertiliser Buildings; Showing Artesian Wells also J.M.Henderson Plant to Left

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Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1848 - 1928)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1866)
Photographer
Date1928
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions30 x 25.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS074250
About MeIn 1848 George Miller of Glasgow leased land adjacent to the gasworks. His purpose was to process the by-products of coal gas manufacture. Ammoniac water was the product he sought. This he intended to turn a fertiliser that could be sold to local farmers. In this way the coal gas industry provided the backbone for a chemical industry. Miller's Sandilands Chemical Works, known locally as "stinky Miller's", went on to manufacture a range of products for North East agriculture. In 1928 it became part of Scottish Agricultural Industries.

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