Galashiels, Buckholm Mill View from SE showing central part of complex
SC 613111
Description Galashiels, Buckholm Mill View from SE showing central part of complex
Date 13/6/1969
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 613111
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 mill from the south-east, with the main five-storeyed block projecting above the lower ancillary buildings. The narrowness of the valley floor site is evident. 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 H69/519/2B
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