Newbie, Boiler Works
Boiler Works (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)
Site Name Newbie, Boiler Works
Classification Boiler Works (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Newbie Works; Cochran's Boiler Works; Canteen War Memorial Plaque
Canmore ID 90116
Site Number NY16NE 148
NGR NY 18290 65150
NGR Description Centred NY 18290 65150
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 1256571
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1437618
Messrs Cochran and Co, Annan Works, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1948. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
4/1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1438722
General View, Cochran and Co Annan Ltd. Newbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/West.
Aero Pictorial
4/8/1939
© Courtesy of HES (Aero Pictorial Collection)
SC 1438723
General View, Cochran and Co Annan Ltd. Newbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Aero Pictorial
4/8/1939
© Courtesy of HES (Aero Pictorial Collection)
SC 1670444
Oblique aerial view centred on boiler works from N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670448
Oblique aerial view from SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499167
View from SSW of Office/Canteen block
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NE of NE end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bays 6 [Maintenance Dep't], 5 [Machining and General Stores], 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering], 3 [Heavy Fabrication] and 2 [Flexible Fabrication]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499172.jpg)
SC 2499172
View from NE of NE end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bays 6 [Maintenance Dep't], 5 [Machining and General Stores], 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering], 3 [Heavy Fabrication] and 2 [Flexible Fabrication]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499177
General view past Newbie Cottages (from SW) of main entrance to works
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499188
View from E of "Multi-tubular Hall", used as local meeting hall, but owned by Cochrans
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of stack of boiler end plates at NE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499205.jpg)
SC 2499205
Detail of stack of boiler end plates at NE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of part of Bronx plate bending machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499206.jpg)
SC 2499206
Detail of part of Bronx plate bending machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499211
View of factory entrance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2697845
Oblique aerial view.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2697848
Oblique aerial view.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670436
Oblique aerial view centred on chemical works from SW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670440
Oblique aerial view centred on boiler works from SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499173
View from ESE of tower crane (known as Blinkin' Bess)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499180
View from SE of main office building
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499190.jpg)
SC 2499190
View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499192
General view from SW of office/canteen building (L) and Compressor House (R), with Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station on horizon in distance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of recently welded boiler cylinders in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499208.jpg)
SC 2499208
Detail of recently welded boiler cylinders in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1256568
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1268822
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
c. 1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1268824
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
c. 1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1438724
General View, Cochran and Co Annan Ltd. Newbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/West.
Aero Pictorial
4/8/1939
© Courtesy of HES (Aero Pictorial Collection)
SC 1670445
Oblique aerial view from N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670446
Oblique aerial view from NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670447
Oblique aerial view from S.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from NNE, with part of Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] (R) and Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing] in distance](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499168.jpg)
SC 2499168
General view from NNE, with part of Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] (R) and Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing] in distance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499189.jpg)
SC 2499189
View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499199
Heavy Fabrication (Bay 3): view from NE showing boiler fabrication in progress
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499209
View of office block
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1268825
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
c. 1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1437614
Messrs Cochran and Co, Annan Works, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1948. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
4/1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1670441
Oblique aerial view centred on boiler works from E.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499170
View from NW of Office/Canteen block
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499178
General view past Newbie Cottages (from SW) of main entrance to works
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499183.jpg)
SC 2499183
General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499194
Heavy Fabrication (Bay 3): View from SW showing boiler fabrication in progress
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499195
Light Fabrication & Engineering (Bay 4): View showing boilers being lagged with insulation materials (foreground)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499196
Light Fabrication & Engineering (Bay 4): View of 2 "Wee Chieftan" boilers, and 2 crates containing boilers awaiting collection, at NE end of bay
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View of Clansman boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499202.jpg)
SC 2499202
View of Clansman boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of boiler cylinder welding machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499207.jpg)
SC 2499207
Detail of boiler cylinder welding machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1256564
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1268821
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
c. 1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1268823
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
c. 1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1437617
Messrs Cochran and Co, Annan Works, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1948. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
4/1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1670439
Oblique aerial view centred on boiler works from SE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1670443
Oblique aerial view from N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499185.jpg)
SC 2499185
General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499186.jpg)
SC 2499186
View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499187.jpg)
SC 2499187
View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499197
Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication (Bay 1): view showing end plates of boilers in foreground, and profile cutter to cut plate steel to desired shapes and sizes
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View of Borderer boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499203.jpg)
SC 2499203
View of Borderer boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of medium sized boiler cylinder in Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], awaiting further fabrication stages](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499204.jpg)
SC 2499204
Detail of medium sized boiler cylinder in Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], awaiting further fabrication stages
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499210
View of office block
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2697849
Oblique aerial view.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1256569
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1670442
Oblique aerial view centred on boiler works from NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499181
View from SW of Cochran Training School (disused since closure of apprentice scheme)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499182.jpg)
SC 2499182
General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499184.jpg)
SC 2499184
General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![General view from SE along NE side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing], across yard towards Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] and 6 [Maintenance Dep't]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499191.jpg)
SC 2499191
General view from SE along NE side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing], across yard towards Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] and 6 [Maintenance Dep't]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499193
Heavy Fabrication (Bay 3): View from SW through large boiler cylinder, showing boiler fabrication in progress
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1256567
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1437615
Messrs Cochran and Co, Annan Works, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1948. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
4/1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 2499169
View from NW of Compressor House, and 3 external oil tanks
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499174.jpg)
SC 2499174
View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499176
View from E of former office building (now disused) at NW corner of site
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2697844
Oblique aerial view.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 371625
View of Heavy Fabrication (Bay 3) from SW through large boiler cylinder, showing boiler fabrication in progress, Newbie boiler works.
1994
© RCAHMS
SC 1256565
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1256570
Cochran's Boiler Works, Newbie, Annan. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
31/7/1928
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1437616
Messrs Cochran and Co, Annan Works, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 1948. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing East.
Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
4/1948
© HES (Aerofilms Collection)
SC 1438721
General View, Cochran and Co Annan Ltd. Newbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Aero Pictorial
4/8/1939
© Courtesy of HES (Aero Pictorial Collection)
SC 1670437
Oblique aerial view centred on chemical works from SW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499166
View from SSW of Office/Canteen block
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from E of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with electrical substation building in foreground](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499171.jpg)
SC 2499171
View from E of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with electrical substation building in foreground
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499175.jpg)
SC 2499175
View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499179
View from SE of main office building
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2499198
Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing (Bay 7): general view from NW, with part of hydraulic testing unit in foreground (L)
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of Punch & Shear Machine in open shed at SE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], made by Henry Pels of London](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499200.jpg)
SC 2499200
Detail of Punch & Shear Machine in open shed at SE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], made by Henry Pels of London
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![Detail of Scottish Machine Tool Corporation plate shearing machine in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/SC02499201.jpg)
SC 2499201
Detail of Scottish Machine Tool Corporation plate shearing machine in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering]
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 2697852
Oblique aerial view.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
8/8/1994
© Crown Copyright: HES
![View from NE of NE end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bays 6 [Maintenance Dep't], 5 [Machining and General Stores], 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering], 3 [Heavy Fabrication] and 2 [Flexible Fabrication]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499172.jpg)
![Detail of stack of boiler end plates at NE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499205.jpg)
![Detail of part of Bronx plate bending machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499206.jpg)
![View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499190.jpg)
![Detail of recently welded boiler cylinders in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499208.jpg)
![General view from NNE, with part of Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] (R) and Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing] in distance](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499168.jpg)
![View from SE of SE end and along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499189.jpg)
![General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499183.jpg)
![View of Clansman boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499202.jpg)
![Detail of boiler cylinder welding machine in Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499207.jpg)
![General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499185.jpg)
![View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499186.jpg)
![View from NW along SW side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499187.jpg)
![View of Borderer boiler, ready for dispatch (in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering])](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499203.jpg)
![Detail of medium sized boiler cylinder in Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], awaiting further fabrication stages](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499204.jpg)
![General view from W of W side of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499182.jpg)
![General view from NW of SW end of main block of fabrication bays (L to R, Bay 2 [Flexible Fabrication], 3 [Heavy Fabrication], 4 [Light Fabrication & Engineering] and 5 [Machining & General Stores], with Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing and Testing] far right)](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499184.jpg)
![General view from SE along NE side of Bay 7 [Heavy Fabrication Finishing & Testing], across yard towards Bay 5 [Machining & General Stores] and 6 [Maintenance Dep't]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499191.jpg)
![View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499174.jpg)
![View from E of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication & Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with electrical substation building in foreground](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499171.jpg)
![View from NW along NE side of Bay 1 [Plate Fabrication and Cylinder Fabrication Shop], with tower crane (Blinkin' Bess) to L](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499175.jpg)
![Detail of Punch & Shear Machine in open shed at SE end of Bay 3 [Heavy Fabrication], made by Henry Pels of London](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499200.jpg)
![Detail of Scottish Machine Tool Corporation plate shearing machine in Bay 4 [Light Fabrication and Engineering]](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC02499201.jpg)
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY16NE 148 centred 18290 65150
Works [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, August 2009.
For associated housing (NY 1805 6508), see NY16NE 149.
(Location cited as NY 183 652). Newbie, boiler works, built 1898 on by Cochran & Co. A large group of single-storey workshops of various dates. The original bays are wooden-framed, with Belfast roofs, and are wooden-clad: later additions are steel-framed. Two early Cochran boilers are preserved in the apprentice-training school.
J R Hume 1976.
Newbie boiler works, situated on the W bank of the River Annan to the SW of Annan town (NY16NE 133), has been recorded from aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1994). Latterly known as Cochran's Boiler Works the site was recently taken over by Rolls Royce Power and is thought to be the 'largest boiler works in Europe'.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO, JH) 15 July 1998.
