Newmilns, Nelson Street, Greenholm Factory
Factory (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Newmilns, Nelson Street, Greenholm Factory
Classification Factory (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Hood, Morton And Cleland
Canmore ID 105440
Site Number NS53NW 55
NGR NS 53260 37160
NGR Description Centred NS 5326 3716
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105440
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Galston
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS53NW 55 centred 5326 3716
NS53NW 55 5326 3716
Dating from 1864, this was the first lace factory in Newmilns, and is associated with the company Hood, Morton and Cleland. The offices and 'white room' are housed in a two- and three-storeyed yellow-brick building, with a single-storeyed lace weaving shed alongside a terylene knitting shed.
C C Allan 1979
Destruction (12 November 2012)
Fire at buildings of former Hood, Morton and Cleland factory in Newmmilns on 12 November 2012. The building had been lying empty for some time. It is unknown how extensively the buildings have been damaged.
http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/200184-homes-evacuated-after-disused-factory-in-newmilns-catches-fire/ (retreived 15.11.2012).
