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Johnstone, High Street, Johnstone Mills, Boiler And Engine Houses
Boiler House (Period Unassigned), Engine House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Johnstone, High Street, Johnstone Mills, Boiler And Engine Houses
Classification Boiler House (Period Unassigned), Engine House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 293850
Site Number NS46SW 33.03
NGR NS 42361 63361
NGR Description Centred NS 42361 63361
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293850
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS46SW 33.03 centred 42361 63361
The boiler and engine houses are situated at the NW corner of the main and old mills. The engine house is a single storey extension to the Old End Mill and is built with round-headed windows with a timber piended slate roof with rooflights. The building is adjecent to the gable of the Main Mill and also extends into the basement. The gable wall has a massive cast iron beam which incoparates a central vertical drive and is carried on cast-iron doric columns.
Built after the 1837 fire to rpovide additional power for the new extension to the mill. The power was intially a beam engine replaced in 1944 by an electric generator now removed. The switchgear for the generator survives.
The boiler house is two storeys high and has coal bunkers on the W side. Built of brick with some stone with corrugated iron roof claddingit is situated to the N of the engine house. Internally two coal-fired boilers both in use up until closure. Labelled 'Steambloc' 1968 size 350; 2 NEI 'Coalminor' III.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO), April 2003
