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Wester Lochewe » Wester Lochewe Work » Wester Lochewe Water Storage
01 Access Track Before Works
01 Access Track Before Works
02 Existing Water Storage Tank
02 Existing Water Storage Tank
Existing water storage tank serving Inverasdale.
03 Construction of Tank Cracking Formwork
03 Construction of Tank Cracking Formwork
Construction of tank - "cracking" formwork from newly cast wall.
04 Construction of Tank Placing Concrete
04 Construction of Tank Placing Concrete
Construction of tank - placing concrete on roof. Note reversed bucket on machine and concrete vibrator.
05 John O'Donovan Site Engineer
05 John O'Donovan Site Engineer
Site engineer, John O'Donovan, inspecting concrete finish.
06 Inside Newly Constructed Tank
06 Inside Newly Constructed Tank
Inside newly constructed tank as internal works approach completion.
07 Construction Brick Chamber
07 Construction Brick Chamber
Construction of brick chamber close to tank. Improved access track in mid-ground. Loch Ewe in background.
08 Helicopter Transporting Materials
08 Helicopter Transporting Materials
Helicopter transporting materials to reconstruction of river intake.
09 Hector Macdonald Site Agent in Helicopter
09 Hector Macdonald Site Agent in Helicopter
Site agent, Hector Macdonald, in the helicopter.
10 Laying Geotextile Material
10 Laying Geotextile Material
Laying geotextile material prior to placement of imported stone for extension to access track at tank site. Completed tank in background, now with earth surround.
11 High Pressure Polyethylene Pipelines
11 High Pressure Polyethylene Pipelines
Construction of high pressure polyethylene pipelines between storage tank and site of treatment plant.
12 Pipeline Crossing Stream
12 Pipeline Crossing Stream
Pipeline crossing of stream, with high pressure polyethylene pipes laid in ductile iron pipes (acting as protective ducts).
13 Constructing Pipeline Between Tank and River Intake
13 Constructing Pipeline Between Tank and River Intake
Constructing new high pressure polyethylene pipeline between new tank (mid-ground) and river intake.
14 Improved River Intake
14 Improved River Intake
Improved river intake. Note boggy conditions which necessitated delivery of construction materials by helicopter.
15 Improved Access Track and Storage Tank
15 Improved Access Track and Storage Tank
Looking at completed access track and storage tank. Site agent for R J Macleod, Hector Macdonald (yellow jacket), is talking to NoSWA clerk of works, Tony Kerrigan.
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Wester Lochewe WW1

Wester Lochewe WW1

The photos in this album are from the Ross-shire Journal during the 1914-1918 War. Newspaper copies had been deposited with Dingwall Museum but over the years had become rather fragile and were in danger of disintegrating and so it was felt that this valuable record should not be lost.
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Cameron Frank, Pte, London Ex Poolewe
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Wester Lochewe War Memorial

Wester Lochewe War Memorial

The war memorial photographs on this site were originally the work of Mr John W Bruce. He has subsequently developed the website http://www.rosswarmemorials.org.uk which gives much more detail.
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Poolewe War Memorial - View looking north.
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