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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culcreuch Mill (Cotton-Spinning) | Culcreuch Mill (Spinning) | A. G. Speirs Esqr. Revd. [Reverend] W. G. Smith Mr. James Nichol, Schoolmaster |
021.04 | A large Cotton Spinning Mill four and six Storeys high Slated and in good repair, and is now being thoroughly fitted with new Machinery. It is worked by a Waterwheel of Sixty horse power, there is also an auxiliary Steam Engine of the same power, in case the water runs short, but this is very seldom the case the water of the Endrick affording a regular and good supply and for the last 12 months the mill has only been delayed 10 hours for the want of water. There are now about 70 hands employed in the Mill and as soon as the machinery is completed it will employ about 100. It was built in 1795 and is the property of the Culcreuch Spinning Company. |
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