Description

Mid 18th century, former factory. 3 storey, 8-bay much altered building. Harled. Modern enlarged ground floor entrance and fenestration. Regular windows in lst floor (2 blocked); 4 small

square 2nd floor windows; 2 larger openings to left. Varied glazing, some metal framed with 4- and 8-pane glazing in original windows.

Modern rear wing on concrete stilts; plain return gable to Kingswell Lane with 2 modern windows. Single coped end stack; concrete tile roof.

Statement of Interest

Part of the former thread and linen manufactory established on an unparalleled scale by George Robinson and his brother William, who imported Dutch techniques. From the 1780s production concentrated on linen stockings knitted "on a highly improved frame, of which these gentlemen are the sole patentees" (OSA) and employed 560 persons. The elder George Robinson (1713-98) built in 1786 the world's first

steam-powered textile mill in Nottinghamshire. This is its direct

antecedent.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17774387

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair