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Summary

Description

1792 Tannery, converted in 1799 to flax spinning and

extended to E in 1820s-30s, completed by 1851. Fire barrier

divides 3-storey mill into 2 10-bay sections, rubble built

with some later harling. W section, 1792, windows altered

1799, ground floor below street level as a result of

natural slope, 1st floor harled and windows altered except

1 in W gable. 2nd floor 10 windows with 9-paned wooden-

framed glazing. 2 windows W gable, 1 with iron hook for

hoist. Small window in attic.

E section, 3-storey, ground and 1st floor harled, ground

floor windows altered but 1st and 2nd floors retain

original window pattern, with larger 1st floor window at

W to light engine house. E gable, 3-storey 3-bay with 2

1st floor sash and case windows and 2nd floor fixed windows

flanking central hoist doors under iron hooks. Skewputts

and flat-topped finial. N elevation similar, but with 1st

floor of W section altered. Slate roof with 2 fire barrier

walls and brick wallhead stack.

Interior, W section: 1799 single row of Y-shaped cast-iron

columns carrying 2 parallel wooden beams. Fluted cast-iron

columns with Egyptian Lotus capital at base of engine

house. N wall carried on square stone pillars and heavy

cast-iron columns, inserted 1846-51. 1st floor altered.

2nd floor is as built, with recess for "the Jakes", earth

closet, installed by Brown in 1819 in NE corner. Central

engine house retains at 2nd floor the stone and wooden

platform and casing for iron beam of engine, installed by

Boutton and Watt in 1809 and plaster corniced ceiling.

Tie-beam roof, originally plastered. E section, ground

floor altered, 1st and 2nd floors have flanged iron columns

and wooden beams.

Statement of Special Interest

List excludes modern garage additions at rear. The first

successful steam powered flax mill in Scotland, owned by

George Wilkie and then J and W Brown. William Brown was

an innovative manager and has left a detailed account of

his problems with East Mill.

O G Miller, son-in-law and successor to William Brown,

went bankrupt in 1884 and East Mill was acquired by J and

C Carmichael's Ward Foundry for use as a pattern store.

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