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Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east. On-line Digital Images SC 1257250 Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east. 4/7/1931 Item Level
Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east. On-line Digital Images SC 1257251 Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east. 4/7/1931 Item Level
Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east. On-line Digital Images SC 1257252 Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east. 4/7/1931 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 66, adjacent to Fitting Shop, built 1942): Interior detail of panel of large Anderson Boyes electrical switches at north end of west bay. These switches are typical of the electrical products once produced by the company On-line Digital Images SC 1494989 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 66, adjacent to Fitting Shop, built 1942): Interior detail of panel of large Anderson Boyes electrical switches at north end of west bay. These switches are typical of the electrical products once produced by the company 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 30, built 1923): Interior view from W down centre of three bays. The machine tools have been moved to other parts of the factory, and the building is now disused On-line Digital Images SC 1494990 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 30, built 1923): Interior view from W down centre of three bays. The machine tools have been moved to other parts of the factory, and the building is now disused 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop and (far right bay) Gear-cutting Shop (Dept. 33, built 1924): Interior view from west-north-west. The machine tools have been moved to other parts of the factory, and the building is now disused. On-line Digital Images SC 1494991 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop and (far right bay) Gear-cutting Shop (Dept. 33, built 1924): Interior view from west-north-west. The machine tools have been moved to other parts of the factory, and the building is now disused. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from west down centre of three bays, with horizontal borer machine in foreground left On-line Digital Images SC 1494992 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from west down centre of three bays, with horizontal borer machine in foreground left 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from west at west end south bay. The view shows Hugh McLelland working on the electrical control box of a coal cutting machine, pressure testing and dressing welds On-line Digital Images SC 1494993 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from west at west end south bay. The view shows Hugh McLelland working on the electrical control box of a coal cutting machine, pressure testing and dressing welds 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from south west at east end of north bay, showing a horizontal boring machine working on the down-drive wheel-housing for a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. On-line Digital Images SC 1494994 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954): Interior view from south west at east end of north bay, showing a horizontal boring machine working on the down-drive wheel-housing for a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954) : Interior view from east at east end of centre bay, showing Richards Vertical Boring machine, with a Herbert Turret Lathe visible beyond. In the past, the factory manufactured Herbert Lathes under licence. On-line Digital Images SC 1494995 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, built 1954) : Interior view from east at east end of centre bay, showing Richards Vertical Boring machine, with a Herbert Turret Lathe visible beyond. In the past, the factory manufactured Herbert Lathes under licence. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21 East End, built 1957): Interior view from east in north bay showing a Kearns Richards Horizontal Boring Machine working on the central housing of a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. On-line Digital Images SC 1494996 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21 East End, built 1957): Interior view from east in north bay showing a Kearns Richards Horizontal Boring Machine working on the central housing of a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21 East End, built 1957): Interior view from west in north bay showing a Kearns Richards Horizontal Boring Machine (operated by Kenneth Beveridge) working on the central housing of a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. On-line Digital Images SC 1494997 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21 East End, built 1957): Interior view from west in north bay showing a Kearns Richards Horizontal Boring Machine (operated by Kenneth Beveridge) working on the central housing of a large coal-cutting machine destined for Queensland, Australia - the last machine to be made by the company in Motherwell. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, East End, built 1957): Interior view from east down centre bay, with fabricated portion of coal cutting machine in foreground, and Butler 'Elgamill' (background right) On-line Digital Images SC 1494998 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Machine Shop (Dept. 21, East End, built 1957): Interior view from east down centre bay, with fabricated portion of coal cutting machine in foreground, and Butler 'Elgamill' (background right) 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Plate Cutting (adjacent to Dept. 21, built 1943): Interior view from SE showing area where steel plate is cut into pieces used to fabricate casings and parts for coal cutting machinery. Note also the re-inforced concrete frame of the building. On-line Digital Images SC 1494999 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Plate Cutting (adjacent to Dept. 21, built 1943): Interior view from SE showing area where steel plate is cut into pieces used to fabricate casings and parts for coal cutting machinery. Note also the re-inforced concrete frame of the building. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Foundry (Dept.15, main bay built 1976 and side bay 1920): Interior view from SE of main and side bay (left). The foundry has been disused for many years, the building being used for storage. On-line Digital Images SC 1495000 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Foundry (Dept.15, main bay built 1976 and side bay 1920): Interior view from SE of main and side bay (left). The foundry has been disused for many years, the building being used for storage. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north east in west bay, showing two Thermic Preston small heating ovens, with quenching tanks (left). Behind the ovens is a gas generator producing clean endothermic gas required for the sealed heat treatment ovens. Heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears (see rack in foreground). On-line Digital Images SC 1495001 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north east in west bay, showing two Thermic Preston small heating ovens, with quenching tanks (left). Behind the ovens is a gas generator producing clean endothermic gas required for the sealed heat treatment ovens. Heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears (see rack in foreground). 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north west in the west bay of one of three Wild Barfield Carbo-drip heating furnaces, and cooling pot (right). The furnace is fuelled by clean endothermic gas (produced by a generator on the other side of the bay), and heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears. On-line Digital Images SC 1495002 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north west in the west bay of one of three Wild Barfield Carbo-drip heating furnaces, and cooling pot (right). The furnace is fuelled by clean endothermic gas (produced by a generator on the other side of the bay), and heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north east in west bay, showing two Ipsen sealed quench heat-treatment furnaces (TQ 7 left, and TQ 9 right). Both are fired by pure endothermic gas from an adjacent gas producer. Heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears. The furnaces are loaded from a rail-mounted conveyor (foreground). On-line Digital Images SC 1495003 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, west bay built 1945): Interior view from north east in west bay, showing two Ipsen sealed quench heat-treatment furnaces (TQ 7 left, and TQ 9 right). Both are fired by pure endothermic gas from an adjacent gas producer. Heat treatment is required for the hardening of components of machines, such as gears. The furnaces are loaded from a rail-mounted conveyor (foreground). 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, east bay, built 1981): Interior view from SW showing two Gibbons Heating Ovens (fired by ordinary natural gas), separated by an oil quenching tank. Note that the furnaces are loaded and unloaded using a rail-mounted traverser. On-line Digital Images SC 1495004 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Heat Treatment (Dept. 12, east bay, built 1981): Interior view from SW showing two Gibbons Heating Ovens (fired by ordinary natural gas), separated by an oil quenching tank. Note that the furnaces are loaded and unloaded using a rail-mounted traverser. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Gear Cell (recently erected): Interior view from north down east bay, showing ranges of gear-cutting machine-tool centres On-line Digital Images SC 1495005 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Gear Cell (recently erected): Interior view from north down east bay, showing ranges of gear-cutting machine-tool centres 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): Interior view from SE of main stair and wood-panelled foyer. Beneath the carpet is a Granolite floor bearing the 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo. On-line Digital Images SC 1495006 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): Interior view from SE of main stair and wood-panelled foyer. Beneath the carpet is a Granolite floor bearing the 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): detail of typical 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo in the glass of an office door On-line Digital Images SC 1495007 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): detail of typical 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo in the glass of an office door 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): detail of typical glass panels in doors to upstairs offices, bearing the 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo. On-line Digital Images SC 1495008 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Main Offices (built 1899): detail of typical glass panels in doors to upstairs offices, bearing the 'AB' (Anderson Boyes) company logo. 14/1/1998 Item Level
Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Canteen (built 1920 with additions in 1963): detail of stained glass Anderson Boyes 'AB' logo in central window of east end of dining hall. On-line Digital Images SC 1495009 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes Canteen (built 1920 with additions in 1963): detail of stained glass Anderson Boyes 'AB' logo in central window of east end of dining hall. 14/1/1998 Item Level