SPW035677 SCOTLAND (1931). Clyde Paper Mill, Rutherglen, Glasgow. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.

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Title [SPW035677] Clyde Paper Mill, Rutherglen, Glasgow. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.
Reference SPW035677
Date 1931
Link Canmore Collection item 1257198
Place name
Parish RUTHERGLEN (SOUTH LANARKSHIRE)
District CITY OF GLASGOW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 262304, 662024
Longitude / Latitude -4.1986796072129, 55.831800067941
National Grid Reference NS623620

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Clyde Paper Mills, Cambuslang Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow This works was founded c.1857 to make paper continuously on a Fourdrinier machine driven by steam power. By 1967 it was the only paper mill in Scotland making newsprint, and was electrically powered. This shows the mill from the opposite bank of the River Clyde. The bulk of the buildings are out of sight to the left. Papermaking requires large amounts of water and the flat-roofed building covered the river water intake. The Scottish paper industry suffered badly from foreign competition from the late 1950s, and this works closed in 1971. The site was quickly cleared, and has been redeveloped. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Billy Turner
Wednesday 21st of October 2015 07:01:13 PM