Wraes Mill
Early 20th century
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A black and white postcard of Wraes Mill, between Barrhead and Neilston.
Title:
Wraes Mill
Date of work:
Early 20th century
Search dates:
01 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1910
Reference number:
2067
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Source:
Photograph cabinets - Neilston
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
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General notes:
Wraes Mill was an old water powered mill between Barrhead and Neilston on the Kirkton Burn. The surviving C-Listed building is probably early 19th century although there is an early reference to a grain mill on this site in a bond taken out in 1668. Ingenious engineering allowed a single water wheel to be used, not just to turn the mill stone that ground the grain but to power the whole process beginning with the lifting of the full sacks and ending with the filling of the sacks with flour. Wraes Mill continued to operate as a working mill until 1967. The buildings have now been converted into two houses.
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Language:
English
Record number:
9263440