Glasgow, 87-105 Cheapside Street, Houldsworth Cotton Mill. Plan of mill 'as completed', sections, and elevations of the earlier fireproof range.. Included North Elevation, East Elevation, Cross-Sectio ...
GWD 69/3
Description Glasgow, 87-105 Cheapside Street, Houldsworth Cotton Mill. Plan of mill 'as completed', sections, and elevations of the earlier fireproof range.. Included North Elevation, East Elevation, Cross-Section, Longitudinal Section, plan of Engine-house and North Range, wall-profile and half-plan of pilaster.
Date 1970
Catalogue Number GWD 69/3
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies SC 346409, SC 346410, SC 346411, SC 346412, SC 346413, SC 346414, SC 346415, SC 346416, GWD 69/3 P
Scope and Content Half-plan of pilaster on 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. Despite being a brick-built industrial building, the mill is decorated in Neoclassical style with huge flattened columns or 'pilasters' with finely moulded bases and capitals. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Medium Ink
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