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Knockando, Woolmill

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Interior. Main mill building, weaving shed extension,view of 'Dobcross' loom, (Hutcheson  Hollingworth and Co. Ltd Dobcross Saddleworth 1896) On-line Digital Images DP 188866 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, weaving shed extension,view of 'Dobcross' loom, (Hutcheson Hollingworth and Co. Ltd Dobcross Saddleworth 1896) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, weaving shed extension, view of  loom, (Hutcheson  Hollingworth and Knowles patents 1898) On-line Digital Images DP 188867 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, weaving shed extension, view of loom, (Hutcheson Hollingworth and Knowles patents 1898) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, Warping and Beaming Department. Here the yarns are arranged for weaving according the colours and blends required for particular patterns on the late 19th century looms (ground floor) On-line Digital Images DP 188868 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, Warping and Beaming Department. Here the yarns are arranged for weaving according the colours and blends required for particular patterns on the late 19th century looms (ground floor) 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, Warping and Beaming Department. Here the yarns are arranged for weaving according the colours and blends required for particular patterns on the late 19th century looms (ground floor). On-line Digital Images DP 188869 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, Warping and Beaming Department. Here the yarns are arranged for weaving according the colours and blends required for particular patterns on the late 19th century looms (ground floor). 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, view of warping frame On-line Digital Images DP 188870 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, view of warping frame 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, view of warping frame On-line Digital Images DP 188871 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Main mill building, 1st floor, view of warping frame 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. New Weaving Shed (former conservation studio during conservation work carried out on buildings and machinery). On-line Digital Images DP 188872 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. New Weaving Shed (former conservation studio during conservation work carried out on buildings and machinery). 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. New Weaving shed (former conservation workshop). View of loom with operators On-line Digital Images DP 188873 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. New Weaving shed (former conservation workshop). View of loom with operators 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. On-line Digital Images DP 188874 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. On-line Digital Images DP 188875 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. The short beam is visible. On-line Digital Images DP 188876 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. New weaving shed. View of warping or beaming machine. This takes single yarn strands from many bobbins on the frame and winds under tension onto a beam ready for weaving. The short beam is visible. 19/3/2014 Item Level
Main Mill building with 1890s extension building and 1870s extension (pantiled roof), view from west On-line Digital Images DP 188877 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Main Mill building with 1890s extension building and 1870s extension (pantiled roof), view from west 19/3/2014 Item Level
Main mill building, view from north west On-line Digital Images DP 188878 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Main mill building, view from north west 19/3/2014 Item Level
Mill lade going over path, view from north. Known as the Creepie, this allowed access under the lade pipe between the dwellings, blanket drying store and main mill building On-line Digital Images DP 188879 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Mill lade going over path, view from north. Known as the Creepie, this allowed access under the lade pipe between the dwellings, blanket drying store and main mill building 19/3/2014 Item Level
Main mill building, detail of 1890s square framed windows on west side On-line Digital Images DP 188880 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Main mill building, detail of 1890s square framed windows on west side 19/3/2014 Item Level
Interior. Blanket drying Store built during First World War, interior view On-line Digital Images DP 188881 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior. Blanket drying Store built during First World War, interior view 19/3/2014 Item Level
Shop and cafeteria, view from east On-line Digital Images DP 188882 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
Shop and cafeteria, view from south east On-line Digital Images DP 188883 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Shop and cafeteria, view from south east 19/3/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000218 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of the Knockando Woolmill. Carding and spinning Department. Hopper. Oiled and blended wol added to hopper to the feeder and into the carding process. 16/12/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000219 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of the knockando Woolmill. Carding and spinning Department. Scribbler or first phase of the carding process. 16/12/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000220 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of Knockando Woomill. Carding and spinning Department. Scribbler or first part of the carding process. 16/12/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000221 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of the Knockando Woolmill. Carding and spinning Department. Hopper machine operating. This measures wool into the first part of the carding process (scribbling). 16/12/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000222 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of the Knockando Woolmill. Carding and spinning Department. Feeder machine operating. 16/12/2014 Item Level
Digital Files (Non-image) MV 000223 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Interior shots of the Knockando Woolmill. Carding and spinning Department. First set of rollers of the scribbler (carding) machine operating. 16/12/2014 Item Level