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United Wire Works, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh

551 1/4/9/321

Description United Wire Works, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh

Date 9/7/2001

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number 551 1/4/9/321

Category All Other

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1501641

Collection Hierarchy - Sub-Group Level

Collection Level (551 1) Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

> Group Level (551 1/4) National Survey Programmes

>> Sub-Group Level (551 1/4/9) Industrial Survey Programme

>>> Sub-Group Level (551 1/4/9/321) United Wire Works, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1308581 View from E showing disused office block (left), and W end of Broadloom Department (right). 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1308386 Interior view showing detail of typical loom (showing beam made up of separate reels) in Small-loom Weaving Department, United Wire Works, Granton, Edinburgh. 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390464 View from E showing Broadloom Department (right), and packing, finishing and disused office block (left) 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390465 View from NNE of former Central Packing Department (once part of Broadloom Division) 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390466 View from ESE along S side of Broadloom Department 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390467 View from NE of E corner of disused office block, and former Broadloom Division's South Bay (to left), which also previously incorporated finishing activity 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390468 View from S showing blocks (both right and left) which formerly housed expanded units of the Broadloom Weaving Division (including finishing), used latterly for warehousing and general storage 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390469 View from NW of former central packing department, previously part of the Broadloom Division 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390471 View from W showing disused office block (right), Broadloom Weaving Department (left), and former Madelvic Car Factory (including pend) in distance 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390472 View from SE of Wire Division, showing North Mill, with boiler house and chimney in background. The mill draws mostly brass rod into wire 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390473 View from E along S side of North Mill of Wire Division 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390474 View from N of E side of Wire Division's South Mill, in which the foundry and annealing departments are located. This unit produces rod, which is then taken to the North Mill to be drawn into wire 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390475 View from NE of N end of Wire Division's South Mill, in which the foundry and annealing departments are located. This unit produces rod, which is then taken to the North Mill to be drawn into wire 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390476 View from S between Wire Division's North Mill (left) and W end of Broadloom Department (right), with boiler house chimney in the background 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390477 View from S of E gable of boiler house, and of circular-section brick-built boiler-house chimney 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390478 View from NE of N side of Wire Division's North Mill (wire-drawing) 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390479 View from NE along N side of Wire Division's North Mill, also showing water tank 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390480 View from SW along N side of Wire Division's North Mill, also showing water tank 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390481 View from SW of W end and S side of Wire Division's North Mill (wire drawing) 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390482 Elevated view from SE of S end of Wire Division's South Mill (housing the foundry and annealing department) 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390484 General view from SE of small-loom Weaving Shop, housing the production of wire cloth and screening products (built in 1964). In June 2001, all weaving production moved to this building 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390488 Interior. General view within Broadloom Weaving Department, showing rows of broad looms (many with 20-foot beams). These were part of the Paper Trade Products section, and produced wire cloth much of which was used to produce calender drums for paper making machines 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390489 Interior. Detailed view of typical loom in Broadloom Department 9/7/2001 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1390490 Interior. Detailed view of typical loom in Broadloom Department 9/7/2001 Item Level

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