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Anderson Boyes and Co. Ltd. Works, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Exterior view from west north west of main office buildings, including the original 1899 offices (centre and right), and new offices to left (built in 1962)
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south west of new office building, built in 1962, and in background, The Tower, part of the original 1899 offices
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south east of bays containing former Experimental and Electrical Departments, the outside bays of which were built in 1948, the centre bay dating from 1919
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south showing to left the entrance to east side of large block of Machine Shops (built 1943 to 1957), and to right, range of stores (built 1955)
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south east of new three-storeyed office building (containing Records and Drawing Offices, built in 1946)
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Detail of 1899 date plaque in central pediment of original office building
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
General exterior view from south west of block of office buildings at the west side of the works
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Fitting Shop (Dept. 51, built 1962): Interior view of S end of east bay from north
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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
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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.
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Exterior view from south west of machine shop bays, the nearest bays (right) dating from the opening of the works in 1899, the further bays originating from a sequence of expansions in 1912, 1922, 1924 and 1954
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south west of new office building, built in 1962, and in background, The Tower, part of the original 1899 offices
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Detailed exterior view of main facade of original offices, built in 1899, and bearing the original name of the company, Anderson Boyes
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from north west of west facade (rendered) of  Purchase Department offices (built in 1908), with Record Store (also built in 1908) visible in background (left)
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from south showing open-sided stores (left, erected in 1957), and to right, west side of new Machine Shop (built in 1942)
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View from WSW showing part of Robberhall Road frontage
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Exterior view from north west of Work Study building (built in 1963, according to date on glass above front door), showing latticed-steel partially exposed frame
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Exterior view from north north east of Maintenance building (foreground, built 1943), and in background, the east side of the Foundry (built in 1976)
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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.
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Motherwell, Craigneuk Street, Anderson Boyes
Fitting Shop (Dept. 51, built 1962): Interior view of east bay from south, showing Roof-bolting Machine (built for RJB Mining), with Road-header Machine in background (built for Ukraine)
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