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It also continues the work of an oil museum research project which, since 1983, had collected objects and archives associated with the shale industry. Download our collections development policy. Much of the collection is now displayed in The Scottish Shale Oil Museum; one of a range of educational and leisure facilities at Almond Valley, close ...
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. Location. ... Almond Valley Heritage Trust, Millfield, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 7AR, Scotland, United Kingdom; Opening Hours. Please contact the museum for information on opening hours. Access Information.
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Thus, in 1862, the oil-shale mining industry began. Large refineries were built, where the shale was heated in retorts to release the hydro-carbon content. Most of the Scottish oil-shale mines closed between the wars, but a few survived until around 1962 when they too closed in the face of cheaper imported oil from Arabia.
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The Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry was created in 1990, to preserve the history of the shale industry in West Lothian and beyond. It is sited on a former mill at Millfield, near Livingston, Scotland.It is attached to the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, a large farm and play area.
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Research also revealed a number of likely shale or coal oil work locations that were not listed by Redwood, although some care is needed to differentiate these sites from the broader activities of the oil trade. Scotland had an advanced oil and chemical industry long before James Young's discoveries. Oil works, mainly in the east coast ports ...
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The Scottish Shale Oil Museum is one of a range of educational and leisure facilities at Almond Valley, close to Livingston, West Lothian. Almond Valley Heritage Trust is an accredited museum, established in 1990, and incorporating the interests of various existing community projects, including the "Livingston Oil Museum".
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In 1947, Scottish Oil Ltd undertook research to identify all mines and pits associated with the shale oil industry since its inception. This list of "Mines and Pits Sunk, 1851 to 1947" ( BP archive 217013 ) was drawn mainly from information in legal documents such as lease, valuation and rent books.
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The shale oil museum is open every day of the week as one of the many attractions of Almond Valley Heritage Trust - see our general website. Our museum website is a mine of information on people and places associated with the shale oil industry; but if the website doesn't answer your questions; we'd be delighted to hear ...
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. 290 views · January 21. 0:06. Pumpherston Oilworks. Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. 248 views · November 18, 2019. ... Pages Businesses Arts & Entertainment Museum Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry Videos West Calder …
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This unique resource includes detailed records of the activities of some Scottish oil companies, although the scope and coverage of the archive is sadly far from comprehensive. Through displays and many other activities, the museum works to share the heritage of the shale oil industry with a popular audience.
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Livingston, West Lothian. 1.3K likes. Custodians of a nationally-significant museum collection from Scotland's shale oil industry giving an insight into...
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East Calder Past and Present. Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. July 25, 2019 · Hello everyone! We hope you're enjoying this glorious weather. ...
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This paper looks at the Scottish oil-shale industry from the viewpoint of the modern-day shale-gas industry and highlights the contribution the industry made as the forerunner of the oil industry. The paper attempts to explain why the Scottish oil-shale industry was so successful and influential.
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Bellsquarry is a small area in the south of Livingston next to Murieston, Scotland.Like Livingston Village and Livingston Station, it became part of Livingston when the town was built in 1962. Bellsquarry still has a village hall and old buildings, however, there are no shops.
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Scottish Oil Agency 12 ton Class "A" tanker wagon. The Scottish Shale Oil Industry Collection is recognised as a collection of national importance to Scotland. Assembled since 1983, it contains a diverse range of objects representing every aspect of the shale oil industry, and ranging in size for a postage stamp to a railway wagon.
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Bellsquarry Oil Works were listed by Redwood and stated to be in operation between 1864 and 1871. His book "Mineral oils and their products" includes a drawing of a "McBeath retort" said to have been used at Bellsquarry at about 1867. Historical notes compiled by Scottish Oils in 1947 lists a Wilderness pit or mine, operated by McBeath.
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Oil company housing in Scotland. Oakbank Village, c.1910. This section aims to identify and describe all housing constructed or owned by Scottish shale oil companies. It has not yet been extended to coal-oil areas, where coal mining was an established industry and housing was seldom constructed exclusively for oil …
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Almond Valley offers delights and discoveries for all the family. Here there is the chance to meet some friendly farm animals and hours of play in our brilliant play areas, both indoors and outside. Then there's time to relax and discover the secrets of West Lothian's past in the warmth of the museum.
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Caoimhin Watts Digital Content Officer at Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry Edinburgh, United Kingdom 107 connections
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The history of the oil shale industry started in ancient times. The modern industrial use of oil shale for oil extraction dates to the mid-19th century and started growing just before World War I because of the mass production of automobiles and trucks and the supposed shortage of gasoline for transportation needs. Between the World Wars oil shale projects were begun in several countries.
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Scotland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Scotland and Scotland-related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale.
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The Scottish Shale Industry Museum celebrates the shale industry which for over 100 years provided an alternative to imported oil. The Museum is part of the Almond Valley complex which has many other attractions, and links for other shale industries are in comments
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About the museum and this website Museum of the Scottish shale oil industry. Almond Valley Heritage Trust is an accredited museum, established in 1990, and incorporating the interests of various existing community projects, including the "Livingston Oil Museum".
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Kingscavil (NT029765) is a small settlement in West Lothian lying between Linlithgow and Bridgend on the old A9 (now the B9080).. History. Kingscavil had historically been under the direct control of the Scottish Crown. During King Robert the Bruce's resettlement plans, Kingscavil was granted to Sir James Douglas which was witnessed by Edward Bruce as part of "omnes terras de Kincauill" as ...
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Livingston, West Lothian. 1.4K likes. Custodians of a nationally-significant museum collection from Scotland's shale oil industry giving an insight into...
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry - Pumpherston North Village; Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry - Pumpherston Crude Oil Works & Refinery This page was last edited on 26 March 2020, at 02:01 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry May 18 at 10:51 AM # happyinternationalmuseumday # museumssparkjoy Here is a (really real ... ly fast) tour of the Shale Museum!
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If you would like to know more about the shale industry in general, the informative site by the Museum of the Scottish Shale Industry is a great place to start. If you find any inaccuracies (other than the spelling of names, which are shown as they were written in …
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Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. February 25 at 4:30 AM. What a lot of quoits! Quoiting was a favourite pastime for minewor... kers in West Lothian. Players would throw a cast-iron ring, sometimes weighing almost a stone, to land as close as possible to a spike driven into the ground.
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