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Shop and cafeteria, view from east On-line Digital Images DP 188842 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Shop and cafeteria, view from east 19/3/2014 Item Level
Main mil building, view from west. This shows the extensions to the 18th century main mill building of 1870s (pantiled roof) and 1895 (woden walls, corrugated iron lean-to roofs) On-line Digital Images DP 188843 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Main mil building, view from west. This shows the extensions to the 18th century main mill building of 1870s (pantiled roof) and 1895 (woden walls, corrugated iron lean-to roofs) 19/3/2014 Item Level
New weaving shed, view from south. This was built recently and was used as the conservation studio to strip down the machinery while the main mil building and extensions being conserved. On-line Digital Images DP 188844 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu New weaving shed, view from south. This was built recently and was used as the conservation studio to strip down the machinery while the main mil building and extensions being conserved. 19/3/2014 Item Level
Footbridge, view from south east On-line Digital Images DP 188845 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Footbridge, view from south east 19/3/2014 Item Level
Tenter frames, view from south On-line Digital Images DP 188846 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Tenter frames, view from south 19/3/2014 Item Level
Tenter frames, view from west On-line Digital Images DP 188847 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Tenter frames, view from west 19/3/2014 Item Level
Extension (1890s) to main mill, view from south west On-line Digital Images DP 188848 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Extension (1890s) to main mill, view from south west 19/3/2014 Item Level
Cottage, view from north west On-line Digital Images DP 188849 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Cottage, view from north west 19/3/2014 Item Level
House, view from north west On-line Digital Images DP 188850 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu House, view from north west 19/3/2014 Item Level
House and 'warehouse', view from north On-line Digital Images DP 188851 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu House and 'warehouse', view from north 19/3/2014 Item Level
'Warehouse', view from north On-line Digital Images DP 188852 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu 'Warehouse', view from north 19/3/2014 Item Level
Main mill building, view from south On-line Digital Images DP 188853 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Main mill building, view from south 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, view of Intermediate Carding Machine. After wool soaked to remove dirt and grease, oiled in thenscribbler to make it easier to work with, it is put through rough, intermediate and fine carding prior to spinning On-line Digital Images DP 188854 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, view of Intermediate Carding Machine. After wool soaked to remove dirt and grease, oiled in thenscribbler to make it easier to work with, it is put through rough, intermediate and fine carding prior to spinning 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, detail of Intermediate Carding Machine. After wool soaked to remove dirt and grease, it is put through rough, intermediate and fine carding prior to spinning into yarn On-line Digital Images DP 188855 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, detail of Intermediate Carding Machine. After wool soaked to remove dirt and grease, it is put through rough, intermediate and fine carding prior to spinning into yarn 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, view of Scribbler (Patent Automatic Feeding Machine, 1919, made in Rochdale). This feeds the Doffer or carding engine behind On-line Digital Images DP 188856 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, view of Scribbler (Patent Automatic Feeding Machine, 1919, made in Rochdale). This feeds the Doffer or carding engine behind 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, view of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) On-line Digital Images DP 188857 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, view of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) On-line Digital Images DP 188858 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning mule (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) On-line Digital Images DP 188859 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning mule (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, view of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) On-line Digital Images DP 188860 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, view of spinning mules (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning machine spinning mule (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) On-line Digital Images DP 188861 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, detail of spinning machine spinning mule (Platt Brothers, Oldham, c.1870) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, teazling machine, also known as a 'teazling gig'. When woollen cloth is woven and taken in from the tenter frames, it is rough in appearance. Teazling (using the seed pods of the dipsacus fullonum) raises the cloth pile and is, along with shearing and raising, a finishing process On-line Digital Images DP 188862 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, teazling machine, also known as a 'teazling gig'. When woollen cloth is woven and taken in from the tenter frames, it is rough in appearance. Teazling (using the seed pods of the dipsacus fullonum) raises the cloth pile and is, along with shearing and raising, a finishing process 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, teazling machine, also known as a 'teazling gig'. When woollen cloth is woven and taken in from the tenter frames, it is rough in appearance. Teazling (using the seed pods of the dipsacus fullonum) raises the cloth pile and is, along with shearing and raising, a finishing process On-line Digital Images DP 188863 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, teazling machine, also known as a 'teazling gig'. When woollen cloth is woven and taken in from the tenter frames, it is rough in appearance. Teazling (using the seed pods of the dipsacus fullonum) raises the cloth pile and is, along with shearing and raising, a finishing process 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, rear of Doffer which is part of the carding set. The Scribbler can be seen in the background. This splits the fibres into continuous slivers or 'slubs' after being moisturised with the application of oil in the scribbler (which begins the business of straightening out the fibres). The slubs then pass to the intermediate carding engine via the 'Scotch Feed' which can be seen on the left of the picture, thence to the Condenser carding engine. On-line Digital Images DP 188864 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, rear of Doffer which is part of the carding set. The Scribbler can be seen in the background. This splits the fibres into continuous slivers or 'slubs' after being moisturised with the application of oil in the scribbler (which begins the business of straightening out the fibres). The slubs then pass to the intermediate carding engine via the 'Scotch Feed' which can be seen on the left of the picture, thence to the Condenser carding engine. 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, Condenser carding engine. Nite the fine slivers or slubs of wool fibres left of image. On-line Digital Images DP 188865 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, Condenser carding engine. Nite the fine slivers or slubs of wool fibres left of image. 19/3/2014 Item Level