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Neilston, Lochlibo Road, Crofthead Mill
Cotton Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Neilston, Lochlibo Road, Crofthead Mill
Classification Cotton Mill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Holehouse Loan; Holehouse Brae; Crofthead Works
Canmore ID 79707
Site Number NS45NE 36
NGR NS 47338 57383
NGR Description Centred on NS 47338 57383
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/79707
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Neilston (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS45NE 36 4731 5732.
Crofthead cotton mill consists of "...a group of multistorey buildings, the longest of which is a 6-storey, 15-by-8-bay, flat-roofed block, with a tall engine house and round-headed windows. There is also a 5-storey, 19-bay range. Now a thread mill."
J R Hume 1976
Crofthead cotton mill was founded in 1792. The original mill burnt down in 1883 with No. 2 mill and No. 3 mill dating from 1880 and 1881 respectively. No. 2 mill has an eliptically planned staircase tower.
F A Walker 1986
The works was owned by the English Sewing Company Limited, having previously been R F & J Alexander & Co. Ltd. English Sewing was later taken over by Tootal, who where themselves absorbed by Coats Viyella in 1992. In 1993, Coates Viyella closed the Crofthead factory, transferring production abroad. Along with the closure of Anchor Mills in Paisley, this brings to an end cotton thread manufacture in Scotland.
Information from Mr I Macmillan of Coates Viyella, 1993.
