Calderside Cement Works was a former modest sized cement works at Calderside, High Blantyre operating between 1851 and 1889. Background In July 1850, Mr. William Young, farmer and owner of Calderside Farm put his farm and all 177 acres of farmland up for sale. Within the advert of 19th July 1850 in the Glasgow Herald, it […]
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Calderside Cement Kilns
The original construction date is unknown. In 1859, the kilns located at Calderside, beyond Auchentibber are described as, “Five brick Kilns, on the side of the Parish Road, about 12 feet high &open on the sides, next to the Road. They are used for burning stone to Ashes, which are afterwards ground in mills in Glasgow, […]