[Photographs of expansion and machinery installation, Woodville plant] [BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/27-88] • Photograph

Stabber machine for seat insulator manufacture.

Stabber machine for seat insulator manufacture.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

'A' line, Plant 1.

'A' line, Plant 1.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

'B' and 'C' lines, Plant 1.

'B' and 'C' lines, Plant 1.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

'G' line, Plant 1.

'G' line, Plant 1.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

View of the first 3 welded products 180 ton presses installed on B line.

View of the first 3 welded products 180 ton presses installed on B line.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

View of a section of the plant with building materials and trucks parked.

View of a section of the plant with building materials and trucks parked.

Believed to be before the extension of Plants 10 and 11.

General view of building showing erection of steelwork for extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

General view of building showing erection of steelwork for extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Outer walls and roof work on the extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

Outer walls and roof work on the extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Yard and steelwork for the extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

Yard and steelwork for the extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

With sprayed car body shells under the structure.

Roof going onto the structyre of extensions, Plants 10 and 11.

Roof going onto the structyre of extensions, Plants 10 and 11.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Progress of building for Plants 10 and 11 extensions.

Progress of building for Plants 10 and 11 extensions.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Support structure for outer walls and windows in progress.

Support structure for outer walls and windows in progress.

Extensions of Plants 10 and 11.

Interior fittings.

Interior fittings.

View of Udylite chrome plating machine during erection with Rectifier platform in right foreground.

Installation of manufacturing equipment.

Installation of manufacturing equipment.

View of Udylite Copper Plating Machine during erection, with Rectifiers mounted on platform in background.

Building extension from North East corner.

Building extension from North East corner.

Showing partitions being erected for Welfare area in right foreground and Plating equipment being installed.

Exterior view of building.

Exterior view of building.

Low roof Plant 1, and Plants 10 and 11 extensions, with Boiler House shown in right background.

Interior view of building.

Interior view of building.

Low roof Plants 10 and 11 extensions, showing also erection of Udylite Plating Machines (right foreground) and partitions for Buffing Shop (beyond machines).

Udylite Plating Machines.

Udylite Plating Machines.

Copper, chrome and nickel (from left to right) during erection, with rectifiers mounted on overhead platforms.

Clearing 144" Draw Press.

Clearing 144" Draw Press.

View of foundation and under floor portion.

Installation of Plant equipment.

Installation of Plant equipment.

View from Rectifier Platform Copper Machine of the Udylite Plating setup showing Copper Machine at lower right, Conveyor being erected, Bratby washing machine at right centre with Nickel Rectification tank in background. Nickel machine with rectifiers on Platform behind on left.

Setting up plating equipment.

Setting up plating equipment.

View from Nickel rectification tank of the Udylite Plating set up, showing the rectifiers for the Nickel Machine (upper right), the Nickel Machine and tanks (right foreground), the chrome machine (background), the Bratby washing machine (lower left), with the Control Station for the Nickel and Copper machines behind. Includes the mechanism of the copper machine (upper left), with the rectifier platform (background).

View form overhead platform.

View form overhead platform.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Riley equipment in the Boiler House.

Riley equipment in the Boiler House.

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

Hardware press shop.

Hardware press shop.

Totepan handling truck with platform in upper position showing Totepan being placed on Feed Spur feeding to press.

Hardware press shop.

Hardware press shop.

Totepan handling truck with truck in background. Totepans on Feed Spurs feeding to presses and on despatch skids ready for despatch from presses.

Press shop.

Press shop.

Workers at the presses at Woodville.

Udylite Plating Machines.

Udylite Plating Machines.

Ready for operation.

Hardware press shop.

Hardware press shop.

View of Totepan Handling Truck with platform in lower position showing Totepan being loaded form Despatch Skid.

'M' line, Plant 1.

'M' line, Plant 1.

Photo 1.

'M' line, Plant 1.

'M' line, Plant 1.

Photo 2.