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Musselburgh, Inveresk Road, Brunton (Musselburgh) Ltd Wire Rope Works Department

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Wire Rope Works (19th Century)

Site Name Musselburgh, Inveresk Road, Brunton (Musselburgh) Ltd Wire Rope Works Department

Classification Wire Rope Works (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Musselburgh, Station Road; Brunton Shaw Wire Works; Church Lane

Canmore ID 108332

Site Number NT37SW 213.01

NGR NT 3417 7235

NGR Description Centred NT 3417 7235

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NE.
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NE.Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E within winch house.Interior. View of ropery from SE of closing machine (B3).Interior. View of ropery from E of stock rope racks, with three members of staff preparing plant for post-closure sale.Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from W of winch house, with bogie turntable in foreground, and winch end of neighbouring 500-ton test range just visible to right. This view shows bogie being maneouvred onto turntable.View from N of gates to Rope Works, with Ropery in background.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NNE.Interior. View of Duncan Tait (left) and Andrew Smith (right), in front of Closing Machine (L1).Interior. View of ropery from WNW of cradle sections and control box of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Interior. View of ropery from E at W end of Rigging Shop, showing 1000-ton (foreground right) and 500-ton (distant left) Presses (Note that British Ropes and Bruntons were not associated).Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E within winch house.Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from WSW of winch house and front end of winch unit.Ropery, 500-ton Test Range: oblique interior view from ENE, looking up range towards anchorage.Interior. View of ropery, 500-ton Test Range from E, with winch unit in foreground, looking up range towards anchorage.Interior. View of ropery from NE of cradles forming the centre part of closing machine (L1).Interior. Detail of display cabinet exhibiting Brunton's products, currently situated in the adjacent Aero-products reception area.Interior. View of ropery from E of stock rope racks, with three members of staff salvaging plant for sale, following closure.View from W of S side of Ropery.View from SE of former Wire Drawing Department, part of which is now occupied by departments of the Aero Products division.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the SSE.Interior. View of Duncan Tait (left) and Andrew Smith (right), in front of Closing Machine (L1).Interior. Detail of cradle sections of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E from winch house, with bogie turntable in foreground.Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from E at winch house end of range, looking towards anchorage.Interior. Ropery, 100-ton Test Range: view from W at anchorage, showing bogie (foreground), and winch house in far distance.Interior. View of ropery from ESE at W end of Rigging Shop, showing 1000-ton (foreground right) and 500-ton (distant left) Presses, and 50-ton proff-load maching (centre).Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the WNW.Interior. View of ropery from W within Engineers Machine Shop, including lathe (left) and Archdale Drill (right).Interior. View of ropery from W of winding department within which wire was wound onto bobbins.Interior. View of ropery from S across ropery department, showing interior details of building.Ropery, 100-ton Test Range: interior view from E in centre of range, looking up slope towards anchorage.Interior. View of ropery view from W of take-off end of closing machine (L1).Interior. View of ropery from E of rear end of closing machine (L1).Interior. View of ropery from NE of stranding machine (F2), with empty bobbins in foreground.Interior. View of ropery view from E of area of fine cable stranding machines (right) and closing machine. (E7 closing machine to left, and G3, G4, G5 & G6 centre, and G 1 & G2 stranding machines to right).Interior. View of ropery from E down bay, with stranding machines on either side (D6 to left, and D14 to right).Detail of part display cabinet exhibiting Brunton's products, currently situated in the adjacent Aero-products reception area.View from SW of Ropery's W sideView from SSW along W side of Ropery (right), with former wire-drawing department (left).Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NNE.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with remains of works adjacent, taken from the SW.Interior. View of ropery from W at W end of Rigging Shop, showing 50-ton proof loading machine and 500-ton and 1,000-ton presses (note that 'British Ropes' and Bruntons were not associated).Interior. View of ropery from E (on socket platform built for production of ropes for Tsing -Ma-Lantau road/railway suspension bridge in Hong Kong, due for completion in 1997) of rotating back-stand end of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Interior. View of ropery from ESE (on socket platform built for production of ropes for Tsing -Ma-Lantau road/railway suspension bridge in Hong Kong, due for completion in 1997) of rotating back-stand end of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Interior. View of ropery from N in Joiners' Shop, used to make reels for rope (with partially-made arrester-rope reels in foreground).Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from W of winch house, with bogie turntable in foreground, and winch end of neighbouring 500-ton test range just visible to right.View from N of gates to Rope Works, with Ropery in background.Musselburgh Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/East. Interior. View of ropery from W of stock rope racks.Interior. View of ropery from E of E end of Rigging Shop.Interior. View of ropery from WSW of take-off (capstan) end of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Interior. View of ropery from NNW in Joiners' Shop, with nailing machine in background.Interior view of ropery 500-ton Test Range from E, with winch unit in foreground, looking up range towards anchorage, Brunton Ltd Wire Rope Works, Musselburgh.Interior. View of ropery, 500-ton Test Range from W of winch unit, with bogie tunrtable in foreground.Interior. View of ropery from E of stranding machines (D1 & 2 to left, and F2 to right).Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the N.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works, taken from the WSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the works with church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the NNW.Interior. View of ropery from W of stock rope racks.Interior. View of ropery from W of take-off end of dual-purpose closing and stranding machine (B7 & 8), used to produce wire ropes, including lock-coil bridge ropes.Interior. View of ropery from SE of dismantled 'Disc-type' lock-coil rope closing/stranding machine (D11), moved from elsewhere in the factory (foundations in foreground mark position of site where it was to be re-located).Interior. View of ropery, 500-ton Test Range from W of winch end of range.Interior. Detail of typical tube and bobbin cradles in stranding machine (D6)Interior. View of ropery, 100-ton Test Range from W of winch house, with bogie turntable in foreground, and winch end of neighbouring 500-ton test range just visible to right. This view shows a bogie positioned on the turntable.View from SW of Ropery's W side.View from SW of entire W side of Ropery.Interior view of ropery 500-ton Test Range from E, with winch unit in foreground, looking up range towards anchorage, Brunton Ltd Wire Rope Works, Musselburgh.Interior. View of Duncan Tait (left) and Andrew Smith (right), in front of Closing Machine (L1).Interior. View of ropery from ESE (on socket platform built for production of ropes for Tsing -Ma-Lantau road/railway suspension bridge in Hong Kong, due for completion in 1997) of rotating back-stand end of dual-purpose closing/stranding machine (D15).Ropery, 500-ton Test Range: interior view from W from anchorage, looking down range towards winch house.Interior. Detail of part of display cabinet exhibiting Brunton's products, currently situated in the adjacent Aero-products reception area.Detail of display cabinet exhibiting Brunton's products, currently situated in the adjacent Aero-products reception area.View from SW of entire W side of Ropery.View from W of S side of Ropery (left) and 100-ton Test Range (right), with roof of 500-ton test range also visible.

Administrative Areas

  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District East Lothian
  • Former County Midlothian

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Photographic Survey (13 December 2019)

A photographic survey of this site was carried out in 1997, in advance of closure. The wire rope division relocated to Worksop, England.

Information from RCAHMS, M McDonald, 13 December 2019.

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