Old Foundry (New Lanark)
The New Lanark Old Foundry is a former foundry in the Scottish industrial estate of New Lanark in the Council Area of South Lanarkshire . The building was later converted into a textile dye works. Today the Scottish Wildlife Trust uses the former foundry. In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It is also part of the New Lanark World Heritage Site .
history
In the mid-1780s, David Dale and his successor Robert Owen had the New Lanark wool mill complex expanded considerably. Owen had the foundry built in 1806. As an iron and brass foundry, it mainly produced the metal parts required for its own business. This made New Lanark largely independent of external suppliers. Some parts were also made for other mills. For example, a mill wheel was cast for Stanley Mills in Perthshire in 1811 .
The new owner Henry Birkmyre closed the foundry in the 1880s. To expand the product range, he had a dye works set up in the building. Various structural changes were necessary for this. Among other things, the ventilation had to be revised due to the high humidity in the production process. The seven meter diameter overshot waterwheel that supplied the foundry with mechanical energy was removed in 1929. Today the Scottish Wildlife Fund uses the former foundry as a visitor center.
description
The row of buildings on the south-east edge of the complex is 19 axes wide. It describes a slight curve and thus follows the course of the Clyde , on the bank of which it is located. The complex can be divided into three sections, the middle of which is two-story and closes with a hipped roof . The surrounding parts of the building, on the other hand, are only one-story and have gable roofs . All roofs are covered with gray slate. The masonry of the former foundry consists of roughly hewn quarry stone from sandstone with natural stone surrounds . An exception is the northernmost part of the building, whose river-side outer wall is made of brick . Basically twelve or sixteen lattice windows are installed. The old foundry is connected to the former workshop opposite by several arches. Larger components were once attached to these for final assembly.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Old Foundry in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 42.6 " N , 3 ° 46 ′ 49.2" W.