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23. Inside the machine house, looking south. The beater floor frame and floor joists are being erected. It is notable that the basement level is being excavated from the natural ground level down to install the floor at 8′ OD, but spoil is being retained to back fill between the machine pits to the 16′ OD floor level – this is clearer in later photos. From left to right there will be eventually; no 1mc pit, infill to floor level, pipe tunnel at 8′ OD, no 2mc pit. The tunnel connected at the south end through a square hole in the south wall to the pipe tunnel leading from the boiler house basement to the turbine house basement.