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Edinburgh, 28 Beaverbank Place, Charles Laing And Sons Ltd

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Ground floor, entrance area, view from east On-line Digital Images DP 198861 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, entrance area, view from east 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, entrance and staircase to office, view from west view from On-line Digital Images DP 198862 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, entrance and staircase to office, view from west view from 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, staircase to office, view from north west On-line Digital Images DP 198863 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, staircase to office, view from north west 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department). This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. On-line Digital Images DP 198864 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department). This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department). This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. Note the original external wall and window which now forms the dividing wall with the rest of the foundry On-line Digital Images DP 198865 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department). This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. Note the original external wall and window which now forms the dividing wall with the rest of the foundry 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department) from north. This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. Note the mould filling troughs on the left and right of the image. The one on the left measures 3.37m (133 inches) in length, 0.469m (18.5 inches) in depth and 0.838m (33 inches) in width standing on a wooden frame bringing the rough upto the waist of the mould filler. Both of these troughs were built on site. On-line Digital Images DP 198866 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department) from north. This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. Note the mould filling troughs on the left and right of the image. The one on the left measures 3.37m (133 inches) in length, 0.469m (18.5 inches) in depth and 0.838m (33 inches) in width standing on a wooden frame bringing the rough upto the waist of the mould filler. Both of these troughs were built on site. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department) from north, view showing one of the two mould filling troughs. Both of these troughs were built on site. This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. The large casting at the front is a pattern from a bandstand which was rebuilt by Charles Laing and Son in the Bahamas a few years ago. On-line Digital Images DP 198867 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Ground floor, interior view of Brass Shop (or small castings department) from north, view showing one of the two mould filling troughs. Both of these troughs were built on site. This area of the foundry dates from the 1940s. The large casting at the front is a pattern from a bandstand which was rebuilt by Charles Laing and Son in the Bahamas a few years ago. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Pattern Store. Here the original cast iron patterns are stored. Here we see railing, fencing and floor patterns. This is in the later 1940s extension. On-line Digital Images DP 198868 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Pattern Store. Here the original cast iron patterns are stored. Here we see railing, fencing and floor patterns. This is in the later 1940s extension. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Pattern Store. Here the original cast iron patterns are stored. Here we see railing, fencing and floor patterns. This is in the later 1940s extension. On-line Digital Images DP 198869 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Pattern Store. Here the original cast iron patterns are stored. Here we see railing, fencing and floor patterns. This is in the later 1940s extension. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. This is in the original tannery buildings. On-line Digital Images DP 198870 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. This is in the original tannery buildings. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. This is in the original tannery buildings. On-line Digital Images DP 198871 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. This is in the original tannery buildings. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area, Core Area. here the mould cores are made. Cores are used to create hollows in a casting which cannt be shaped by the pattern alone. This are is in the original tannery buildings. On-line Digital Images DP 198872 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area, Core Area. here the mould cores are made. Cores are used to create hollows in a casting which cannt be shaped by the pattern alone. This are is in the original tannery buildings. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. The foundryman on the left is dressing or removing roug edges from castings (iron railings). This area is in the original tannery buildings. The door on the right leads to the pattern store. On-line Digital Images DP 198873 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. The foundryman on the left is dressing or removing roug edges from castings (iron railings). This area is in the original tannery buildings. The door on the right leads to the pattern store. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Crusher used to rework recycled mould sand. On-line Digital Images DP 198874 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Crusher used to rework recycled mould sand. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. Founder finishing railings On-line Digital Images DP 198875 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. Founder finishing railings 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. Founder finishing railings On-line Digital Images DP 198876 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Engineering Shop and Dressing area. Founder finishing railings 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Furnace Room from south east. showing one of the four oil-fired four furnaces on site. This is in the original tannery buildings area, but was originaly in what is now the Iron Shop where iron castings are made. On-line Digital Images DP 198877 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Furnace Room from south east. showing one of the four oil-fired four furnaces on site. This is in the original tannery buildings area, but was originaly in what is now the Iron Shop where iron castings are made. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Furnace Room from north west showing furnaces for melting the iron or brass to pour into the mould On-line Digital Images DP 198878 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Furnace Room from north west showing furnaces for melting the iron or brass to pour into the mould 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Firnace Room from north west. Oil-fired furnace. On-line Digital Images DP 198879 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Firnace Room from north west. Oil-fired furnace. 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop, swabbing the edges of the sand On-line Digital Images DP 198880 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop, swabbing the edges of the sand 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop On-line Digital Images DP 198881 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop On-line Digital Images DP 198882 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, moulding shop, checking the pouring channel On-line Digital Images DP 198883 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, moulding shop, checking the pouring channel 20/8/2014 Item Level
Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop, Andrew LAing, gransdon of the founder of the company preparing mould for iron railings On-line Digital Images DP 198884 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Ground floor, Iron Shop/ iron moulding shop, Andrew LAing, gransdon of the founder of the company preparing mould for iron railings 20/8/2014 Item Level