General view from SE showing SSE front of S block with chimney on right

Description General view from SE showing SSE front of S block with chimney on right

Date 7/5/1969

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

Catalogue Number SC 699503

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Garie Works (Mill), Kirriemuir, Angus This mill was founded in 1868 by the Wilkie family to weave jute fabric for sacking and bagging, presumably using yarn spun in Dundee, which was the centre of the jute trade. The mill was originally steam-powered, and there were still three steam engines in it in 1969. This is a general view of the mill, with the two-storey finishing block, with on the right end the engine house for the main driving engine by Douglas and Grant of Kirkcaldy. Behind the finishing block are the eight bays of north-lit weaving sheds. The main Douglas and Grant driving engine was kept as a standby in 1969, and was still in good condition, It was scrapped in about 1970. A second engine drove dynamos to supply electricity to the mill. The third engine had been used to drive machinery directly, but was disused. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/69/28/30

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/699503

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap