Coatbridge Engine Works, Engineering Shop; Interior View by S wall of engineering shop; centre of shot is short bed centre lathe No. 124 Lang, in right background is short bed centre lathe No. 130 Lan ...

Description Coatbridge Engine Works, Engineering Shop; Interior View by S wall of engineering shop; centre of shot is short bed centre lathe No. 124 Lang, in right background is short bed centre lathe No. 130 Lang

Date 25/10/1983

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 574301

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Coatbank Engine Works, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire (North Lanarkshire council area) The Coatbank Works was founded by Murray and Paterson and Co as a general engineering works, and made steam engines, machine tools and colliery machinery. The firm was by 1983 engaged entirely in subcontract work. This view shows a boring and facing lathe made by John Lang and Co of Johnstone, in one of the side bays of the works. This was a versatile machine, used for machining short workpieces. Murray and Paterson continued in business into the late 1980s, and then wound up because the demand for general engineering work was declining. The works was then demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H83/3/2

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/574301

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap