Auchendinny
Coordinates: 55°50′49″N 3°11′31″W / 55.847°N 3.192°W
Auchendinny is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development.[1] Nearby Auchendinny House was the last country house designed by gentleman architect Sir William Bruce.[2]
The "Brunt" Mill
Penicuik was the heart of the Scottish paper industry,[3] and the nearby mill at Auchendinny was established in 1716. The mill was destroyed by fire in the 1840s.[4] It became a laundry in 1856, serving Queen Victoria during her visits, and operated as such until the 1960s.[5]
Notables
- Billy Purvis (1853), entertainer and showman
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.millerhomes.co.uk/developments/scotland/dalmore-mill-penicuik.aspx
- ↑ Fenwick, Hubert, Architect Royal, Roundwood Press, 1970
- ↑ http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/NorthBritish/Penicuik.html
- ↑ http://www.penicuiktrust.org.uk/papermills/auchendinny
- ↑ http://www.penicuikpapermaking.org/auchindinnym.html
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