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Galashiels, Buckholm Mill View from NW showing part of NW front of main block

SC 613110

Description Galashiels, Buckholm Mill View from NW showing part of NW front of main block

Date 13/6/1969

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

Catalogue Number SC 613110

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Buckholm Mill, Galashiels, Scottish Borders This was the last large water-driven textile mill in Galashiels, built from 1846 for Henry Sanderson. It was built beside the Gala Water, with a tunnel connecting the weir on the river to the waterwheel in the basement of the mill. This shows the main range from the north-west. The layout of the mill was fairly typical of Borders woollen mills, three bays wide, with small-paned glazing. This one was unusual in being five storeys high, a consequence of the cramped riverside site, necessary for the use of water power. The mill was lit by electricity in 1884, at a time when mills were generally lit by gas. It was in multiple occupation in 1968, with at least four firms using it. The complex has since been demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H69/519/1B

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/613110

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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