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Kilbirnie, Nether Mill View of remains of waterwheel
SC 592324
Description Kilbirnie, Nether Mill View of remains of waterwheel
Date 11/4/1967
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 592324
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Nether Mill, Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire Dating mainly from the mid-19th century, this appears to have been a remodelling of an older corn mill. All that was left in 1967 was the skeleton of a suspended high-breast waterwheel, and the lower courses of the sandstone mill building. This shows the remains of the wheel, with the remains of the ashlar wheel gable beyond. The iron spokes and cross-braces of the wheel are clearly visible, as is the profile of the buckets on the rim. This was an unusual type of wheel for a corn mill. The wheel was 0.91m by 5.59m, and drove the mill from a gear ring bolted to the left-hand wheel rim. This type of wheel was developed in the 1820s, and was used mainly in textile mills. This one may have been second-hand from such a mill. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H67/198/2B
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/592324
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