Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 2-bay end of terrace house, situated at corner of square. Dry-dashed with painted ashlar dressings. Base course. Door to far left. Central extra closet windows to each storey floor. Piend-roofed dormer to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows with horns. Grey slates to front. Brick stacks. Rooflight to centre.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 10-38 (even nos) Mill Square and Nos 2-12 (even nos) Bridge Street, and 3-5 Bridge Street, The Volunteer Arms.

This cottage forms part of the important planned village of Catrine. It was part of a planned square with a cotton mill at its centre. However, part of the square and the mill have now been demolished. The cottage retains much of its external character and is part of the early core of the planned village. Together with the other listed buildings in Mill Square and Bridge Street, it forms an important group of former mill workers' cottages and has considerable streetscape value. With the demolition of the mill in 1963, it is an important reminder of the once key role the cotton mill played in the village.

The group interest of the cottages is recognised by the inclusion in a B-group.

The village of Catrine was planned around a cotton mill, founded in 1787 by the local laird Claud Alexander in collaboration with David Dale. By the early 19th century, the mill was employing over 1000 people and housed the largest and most powerful water-driven wheels in Great Britain. The mill brought prosperity and employment to the area and the village benefited in many ways, including early gas lighting, free education and cheap housing. During the 20th century, the rise of cheap imports and the popularity of synthetic fabrics meant the mill was no longer economically viable and it closed in the 1950s. It was demolished in 1963.

These houses were refurbished in the 1980s as part of a unified housing scheme.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77780785

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)