Dalmore Mill, Hone Stone Works

Dalmore Water of Ayr /Tam O'shanter , view of storage buildings and packing shed (right) from south west. From family album of Mr K Montgomerie. Survey of Private Collection
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior of east corrugated iron roof structure on west side of site. General view showing wooden paneling and hone blocks.This building dates from after 1857 and before 1895.
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Interior. Packing Shed, "lab area". Detail of storage boxes.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, ground floor, from south. General view of workshop. This building was refitted after being bombed during WW2. floor, windows and ceiling of this image were all rebuilt in concrete and steel in the late 1940s.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop, west wall. Detail of smaller gauge hone stones on workbench with vice.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop. Detail showing cabinet with boxes at various stages of the production process.
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Dalmore Mill, courtyard, east side. Detail of sheaf of grain on former Heron Mill, now Dalmore Mill, dated 1821.
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General view of pit head winding control room.
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General view of loading area.
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General view of quarry.
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General view of escape hatch.
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Interior. Detail of electrical switchboard in control room.
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General view of explosives safe/ magazine.
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General view from SW of the mill, with the S leg in the foreground. This was rebuilt after it was destroyed by jettisoned Luftwaffe incendiary bombs in 1941 following the Clydebank blitz. A sculpture representing a sheaf of corn can be seen at the top of the forestair, beneath which is a plaque with the name ' W Heron', dated 1821.
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View from NE along N side of mill , with the remains of the lade in the foreground
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Stair, Whetstone Works, Weir General View
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior of easternmost corrugated iron roof structure on west side of site. General view showing wooden paneling and hone blocks.This building dates from after 1857 and before 1895.
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Interior. Packing shed, adjacent to courtyard around which former Heron's Mill later Dalmore Mill, sawmill and later office are arranged.General view of storage area.
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General view of mill lade at former Heron mill/ Dalmore Mill, from East (NS43602 23455). HAnd wrought in to stone outcrop and culvert visble to right of picture in the direction of Dalmore Mill.
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Detail of mill lade at Heron mill showing lade wall construction after partial collapse. It is assumed this lade wall dates from the building of Heron's Mill, c.1821
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General view of Blacksmiths forge (left) from North.
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General view of Dalmore stables from South.
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Interior. Detail of rack for charging miners lamps.
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Stair, Milton Hone Stone Works (Water of Ayr and Tam O'Shanter): section
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View from S of the roofless E leg of the mill, which was formerly part of the hone works, but which was burned down by vandals in 2003
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Interior. Hone Works office, general view, with the secretary, Mrs McLellan, at her desk
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General view from SW of the mill, with the S leg in the foreground. This was rebuilt after it was destroyed by jettisnoed Luftwaffe incendiary bombs in 1942 following the Clydebank blitz. A scuplture representing a sheaf of corn can be seen at the top of the forestair beneath which is a plaque with the name 'Heron Mill', dated 1821.
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Stair, Whetstone Works, Dalmore Mill View from SW
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior. General view of storage area.
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior of east corrugated iron roof structure on west side of site. General view showing wooden paneling and hone blocks.This building dates from after 1857 and before 1895.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, ground floor, north end. Detail of a diamond cutting machine with cut hone stones.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill, ground floor. Detail of workers apron and rough cut hone stones.
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Detail of mill lade at Heron mill showing where the lade enters the sluice area (NS43672 23450), from West.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill). General view of office.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill). General view of fireplace in office.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill). Detail of window in office.
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General view of west rough hone storage shed (left), east finished hone storage shed (centre) and Packing Shed (right). The west shed has its original wooden south wall with a louvre ventilator.
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General view of out buildings from North, Dalmore Mill/former Heron's Mill (extreme left), sawmill (roof partially collapsed), Office and Packing Shed (right).
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General view of Mill looking West along the lade. The former polishing area (left) is now roofless due to fire.
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General view of pit winding gear.
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Detail of cage signal mecanism.
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Interior. General view of Bradley single roll Griffin Mill pulveriser. This design first made by the Bradley Pulverising Co.(Pennsylvania, USA) in 1886.
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Interior. Details of Bradley single roll Griffin Mill pulveriser. This design first made by the Bradley Pulverising Co. (Pennsylvania, USA) in 1886.
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Dalmore House, steading. General view of Dalmore Stables Cottage and buildings.
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General view of magazine.
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Detail of sculpture on W side of S leg of mill depicting a sheaf of corn, with the name 'W Heron' below, dated 1821
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Interior. Dalmore Mill building, ground floor. General view of diamond saws workshop with rough stone in foreground.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, ground floor, north end. Detail of a diamond cutting machine from Carnoustie, "THE ANDERSON GRICE CO. LTD MACHINE NO. S115 CARNOUSTIE SCOTLAND" with hone blocks.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, ground floor, east wall. General view of two cutting machines, second hand from USA in 1950s. Adapted to working conditions.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop. Detail of smaller gauge hone stones on workbench.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop. Detail of saw bench with smaer gauge hone stones. Note also abrasive for polishing.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop. General view of workshop.note wood collected for making small hone boxes.
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Interior. Former Heron's Mill/Dalmore Mill, first floor, Carpenters Workshop. Detail of hone stone boxes, showing the various stages of box production. Box constructed and then sawn in half as quicker thamn making in two halves. Pine wood from estate used to make boxes.
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Detail of mill lade at Heron mill showing brick repair at c. NS4355 2345.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill). Detail of samples cabinet in office.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill). General view of office.
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Interior. Dalmore Mill (former Heron's Mill), general view of office.
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General view of former Heron's Mill, later Dalmore Mill. Diamond cutting saws on ground floor, joiner's workshop above.
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Interior. Engineer's Workshop. General view of Warner and Swasey (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) turret lathe in workshop. This workshop is at the south end of the east hone storage shed and is accessed from a door in the south gable.
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General view of out building, east courtyard, east range. Dalmore mill fire damaged (in 1996) former polishing shed visible on left.
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Interior. Details of Bradley single roll Griffin Mill pulveriser. This design first made by the Bradley Pulverising Co. in 1886..
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Dalmore House, steading. General view of Dalmore Stables Cottage and buildings.
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Detail of hone stones from Tam O'Shanter works and other manufacturers.
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Detail of hone stones from from Tam O'Shanter works and other manufacturers. Mauchline ware box on right with ink line depictions of Ayrshire scenes
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General view of pithead winding gear from North West.
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Interior. General view of pithead winding motor. This is a reused marine winding engine from a boat called the 'Minnie Ha Ha'. |This wound the cage up and down the mine shaft carrying the miners into the stone mine.
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Interior. General view of gauge showing the depth of mine cage and being hauled either up or down.
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Stair, Milton Hone Stone Works (Water of Ayr and Tam O'Shanter) Workers Cottages: Ground plan
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View from NE along N side of mill , with the remains of the lade in the foreground
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View from W along N side of S range, which contains the Hone Works offices
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr), east courtyard , east range , north end. Interior. General view of storage area.
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior of easternmost corrugated iron roof structure on west side of site. General view showing wooden paneling and hone blocks.This building dates from after 1857 and before 1895.
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Interior. Packing Shed. north east corner. General view of workshop.
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General view of mill lade at former Heron mill/ Dalmore Mill, from East (c. NS43663 23452). Hand wrought in to stone outcrop and culvert visible to right of picture in the direction of Dalmore Mill.
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General view of mill lade at former Heron mill/ Dalmore Mill, from west (c. NS43657 23453).
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General view of Dalmore Mill, Packing Shed.
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Interior. Engineer's Workshop. General view from south of overhead belt drive for machinery in the workshop to the right of the Warner and Swasey lathe.This workshop is at the south end of the east hone storage shed and is accessed from a door in the south gable.
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General view of out buildings from North East, Dalmore Mill (extreme left), sawmill (roof partially collapsed), Office and Packing Shed (right).
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General view of out buildings from North, Dalmore Mill (extreme left), sawmill (roof partially collapsed), Office and Packing Shed (right).
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Detail of mine cage door.
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General view of loading area from North West.
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General view of Dalmore Stables Cottage and buildings.
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General view of pithead winding gear and control room from North West.
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Detail of entrance gate to mine cage.
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Interior. Detail of sign indicating meaning of bell signals. Such signals allowed the engine man to know whether to raise, lower, stop, start the cage or react to an emergency underground.
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General view of winding gear and control room from South West showing rail tracks. These tracks are part of the system of moving the mine bogeys around the site.
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General view from North West of loading area with winding gear and control room behind.
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Stair, Milton Hone Stone Works (Water of Ayr and Tam O'Shanter): Ground plan
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General view from SW of the mill, with the S leg in the foreground. This was rebuilt after it was destroyed by jettisnoed Luftwaffe incendiary bombs in 1942 following the Clydebank blitz. A scuplture representing a sheaf of corn can be seen at the top of the forestair beneath which is a plaque with the name 'Heron Mill', dated 1821.
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Stair, Milton (Water of Ayr and Tam O'Shanter) Hone Stone Works: Annotated simplified flow process ground plan and copy of GV006011
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Interior. Hone Works office, general view, with the secretary, Mrs McLellan, at her desk
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Former Heron's Mill, Dalmore Hone Works (Water of Ayr). Interior of east hone storage area corrugated roof structure, on west side of site. General view of storage area from north .
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Interior. Packing Shed, "lab area". Detail of cheese press utilised to press two small hone stones together using a resin/glue to form a composite hone with a fine and a more abrasive sharpening surface.
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Interior, west storage shed. General view of uncut stone and box storage area from south.
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Dalmore House, steading. Interior. General view of blacksmiths forge.
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General view of office from South West.
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Detail of mine cage.
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Interior. Hone Works office, general view, with the secretary, Mrs McLellan, at her desk
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