Islay, Redhouses, Woollen Mill; Interior General view of carding room
SC 559925
Description Islay, Redhouses, Woollen Mill; Interior General view of carding room
Date 18/10/1979
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 559925
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Bridgend Woollen Mill, Isle of Islay, Argyll This small water-powered woollen mill was built to replace a smaller mill on an adjacent site, the building of which still survived in 1998. Thi one was an integrated mill, taking raw wool and turning out tweeds and blankets. This view shows the carding room in the mill, with its overhead lineshaft drive from the waterwheel. This had been disused for some time by 1979. In the far left can be seen a piecing machine, a rare survival from c1860. The carding and spinning machinery in this mill is of outstanding interest. It was out-of date in 1883, and may have been acquired second-hand from the mainland. The piecing machine, which joined together strips of carded fibre is a unique survivor. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H79/200/7
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