Pictured here in 1955, courtesy of Alex Rochead are the large machines that were located inside the Haughhead (Blantyreferme) Brickworks. I’ve been looking into the machinery, what it was used for and whom it came from. In these photos, the machines are relatively new. The large engineering machinery was located in a brick built part […]
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1880’s Inside Blantyre Works Mills
This photo dates from the 1880’s and pictured is the inside of one of Blantyre Works Mills. You can see what a cramped, difficult place this must have been to work in. And dangerous too. There is no room for error, no room for slipping or tripping. it was commonplace for clothes, hair, fingers and limbs […]