New Lanark Mill No. 2
The New Lanark Mill no. 2 is a former water mill in the Scottish industrial settlement of New Lanark in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . 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 had the New Lanark wool mill complex built. The centerpiece was mill no.1, which was completed in 1786 . Mill No. 2 was probably completed in 1789 and thus started operating in the same year as Mill No. 1, which was devastated after a fire. Over the years, two significant changes have been made to the building. Before 1817, a structural connection with the adjacent mill No. 1 was established. In 1881 the owner of Gourock Ropeworks Henry Birkmyre acquired the mill complex. Three years later he arranged for an expansion of mill No. 2. In order to provide space for new production processes and thus to enable an expansion of the product range, the building was extended along the front by several meters to the north.
description
Mill no. 2 is adjacent to mill no. 1 to the west and mill no. 3 to the east . To the north, across the Mühlkanal , are Robert Owen's House and David Dale's House . To the south, on the banks of the Clyde , stretch the Water Houses .
The building has five floors. Since it was built on a hillside, the basement also emerges on the rear south side. While the masonry on the north-facing front is made of brick , quarry stone from sandstone with detached natural stone details were used on the remaining parts of the building . The mill is 21 axes wide. Along the front, all window openings close with pressed segment arches . Nine-part lattice windows are installed. A final tooth frieze runs above . The windows on the central axis were replaced by loading openings that could be approached by a lift. At the rear, however, the window openings are rectangular and closed by six-part lattice windows. The building closes with a flat roof .
On the west side there is a curved connection to mill no.1 over the full height. It is three axes wide along the front and eight axes wide along the rear. Like mill no. 1 itself, this part of the building closes with a slate-covered gable roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry for New Lanark Mill # 2 in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 48.2 " N , 3 ° 46 ′ 56" W.