Old Crane, Bandeath Munitions Depot

"The depot was supplied via the main railway line, which connected to the site's own internal railway, which would distribute the munitions to more th...
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"The depot was supplied via the main railway line, which connected to the site's own internal railway, which would distribute the munitions to more than thirty warehouses arranged in regularly spaced rows across the site. The stores were enclosed within protective earth blast walls, intended to direct the effects of an accidental explosion upwards, and away from the surrounding stores. From the warehouses, the railway allowed the munitions to be delivered to the rail mounted crane on the Admiralty pier, where they would be loaded on to puffers or Victualling Inshore Craft (VIC), which would carry them along the river and out to sea, where they supplied the British fleet."

This is a photograph of the Admilitary crane.

Source - Secret Scotland.
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