View of brick-arch and iron-frame floor construction exposed through partial demolition, North section of Houldsworth's Cotton Mill, 93 Cheapside Street, Glasgow, in 1967.

Description View of brick-arch and iron-frame floor construction exposed through partial demolition, North section of Houldsworth's Cotton Mill, 93 Cheapside Street, Glasgow, in 1967.

Date 1967

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

Catalogue Number SC 344625

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of GW 464

Scope and Content Exposed floors north range of Houldsworth's Cotton Mill in City of Glasgow Houldsworth's Cotton Mill was built in 1804-5 and is important because it was one of the first mills to built with fire safety in mind. The fireproof north range was built of brick on a cast iron frame. The roof was supported on cast iron trusses made from prefabricated sections bolted together. Steam from the engine passed through the hollow cast iron columns, so heating the range. Built: engine-house and fireproof north range, 1804-5; south range, mid 19th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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