Visit Addiewell Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Addiewell

  

Addiewell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Addiewell

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Addiewell history

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In 1852 James Young bought the patent for the production of paraffin oil by distillation of coal, known as the oil shale industry. After his patents expired in 1864, in 1865 Young bought out his business partners at the Bathgate-based chemical works, and choose to build a larger factory at Addiewell, due to its location on the Breich river. After agreeing purchase of 70 acres (28 ha) 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the village of West Calder, he built a brickworks, allowing him to greatly reduce construction costs.

Addiewell chemical works

Young found that the heavily polluted river could not be used for production purposes, and so was forced to drive his own water wells. At peak production, the plant consumed annually: 526,000,000 imperial gallons (2.39×10 l) of water, 73,210 long tons (74,380 t) of coal, used also to power the 280 horsepower (210 kW) steam engines. The plant burnt its own liquid waste, the coal ash was used to repair local roads, while the 11,000 long tons of shale waste was disposed by conveyor belt to local waste heaps.

You can visit Addiewell places with Walkfo Addiewell to hear history at Addiewell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Addiewell has 11 places to visit in our interactive Addiewell map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Addiewell, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Addiewell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Addiewell & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Addiewell Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Addiewell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Addiewell

  

Best Addiewell places to visit

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Addiewell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Addiewell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Addiewell’s information audio spots:

HM Prison Addiewell HMP Addiewell is a prison in West Lothian, Scotland. It is operated by a private company, Sodexo Justice Services. The prison holds adult males who have been convicted as well as those being held on remand.

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Visit Addiewell plaques