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View of Sandilands Chemical Works
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View of Sandilands Chemical Works

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1848 - 1928)
Date1881
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions27.8 x 35.7cm (mount)
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS074296
Keywords
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.
Image Not Available for Group Photograph of Engineers and Woodworkers at Sandilands Chemical Works - Annotated with Names
Group Photograph of Engineers and Woodworkers at Sandilands Chemical Works - Annotated with Names
Sandilands Chemical Works
1887
Image Not Available for Column Detail Sandilands Chemical Works
Column Detail Sandilands Chemical Works
Sandilands Chemical Works
c. 1890
Image Not Available for Group Photograph of Engineers and Woodworkers Employed at Sandiland Chemical Works
Group Photograph of Engineers and Woodworkers Employed at Sandiland Chemical Works
Sandilands Chemical Works
1887
Image Not Available for Worker at Sandilands Chemical Works Standing by Cast Iron Sectional Plates - To Make Standard Tank
Worker at Sandilands Chemical Works Standing by Cast Iron Sectional Plates - To Make Standard Tank
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
1925
Image Not Available for Tanks Being Lifted by Two Motorised Cranes
Tanks Being Lifted by Two Motorised Cranes
Sandilands Chemical Works
September 1951
Image Not Available for Tanks and Pipework
Tanks and Pipework
Sandilands Chemical Works
1950s
Image Not Available for Tanks and Pipework
Tanks and Pipework
Sandilands Chemical Works
1950s
Image Not Available for Group Portrait Employees John Miller and Company
Group Portrait Employees John Miller and Company
Sandilands Chemical Works
1868
Image Not Available for Arrangement of Steam Engine and Gas Exhausters for Gas Works
Arrangement of Steam Engine and Gas Exhausters for Gas Works
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1895
Image Not Available for Arrangement of Steam Engine and Gas Exhausters for Gas Works
Arrangement of Steam Engine and Gas Exhausters for Gas Works
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1895
Blacksmith at Work in Gasworks
Blacksmith at Work in Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1934
Construction of Purifiers Gasworks
Construction of Purifiers Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1928
Image Not Available for On Erection Of Station Meter
On Erection Of Station Meter
Aberdeen Gas Works
Janaury 1902
Image Not Available for Tender And Drawing For Engine And Exhausters
Tender And Drawing For Engine And Exhausters
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1895
Image Not Available for On Need to Extend Gas Mains in Belmont Street and Schoolhill, when Roads were Being Laid with Tar-macadam
On Need to Extend Gas Mains in Belmont Street and Schoolhill, when Roads were Being Laid with Tar-macadam
Aberdeen Gas Works
July 1900
Image Not Available for Newspaper Cuttings Album - Gas Industry
Newspaper Cuttings Album - Gas Industry
Aberdeen Gas Works
1950s
Image Not Available for Bound Schedules on New Gas Holder at Scatterburn; New Electric Station Cotton Street; New Cottage Woodside; New Workshops, Dwelling House and Offices Cotton Street
Bound Schedules on New Gas Holder at Scatterburn; New Electric Station Cotton Street; New Cottage Woodside; New Workshops, Dwelling House and Offices Cotton Street
Aberdeen Gas Works
1892-1896
Image Not Available for Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Construction of Ammonia Spheres, Phosphoric Acid Plant
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant Showing Demolished Supers Store Portion
Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant Showing Demolished Supers Store Portion
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant - Structure
Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant - Structure
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961
Image Not Available for Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant - Foundations and Columns
Construction of Phosphoric Acid Plant - Foundations and Columns
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
October 1961