Waverley Mills, Glenesk Road, Langholm

Buildings mainly by Thomas Aimers of Galashiels, for woollen

mills founded by Alexander Scott, 1865. Main tall block,

boiler house and joiners shop to W, low range to S. Some

alterations.

TALL BLOCK: built in 2 sections, both by Aimers; 3-storey

with loft. 8 bays to W (nearest river) built 1865-6, with

projecting square stair turret at SE corner. Lengthened to 17

bays 1871, stair turret raised with gable, clock and belfry

(latter now cut down). Small-paned windows; continuous

double-pitch slate roof with rooflights. Modernised office

range to roadside.

INTERIOR: floors supported on cast-iron columns (3 per bay);

ground floor fireproof, with full-depth brick vaults; single

central row of columns at loft (these shaped for bearing

drive shafts) supporting roof valley. Ground and loft now

have some suspended ceilings, machinery on intermediate

floors.

JOINERS WORKSHOP: probable original engine house; arched pend

at N end; some windows also round-arched; cast-iron-plate

water tank on roof.

BOILER HOUSE: probably built as larger engine house;

rectangular-plan; painted ashlar; cavetto cornice with rope

mouldings; wide slapping in N wall; 3 round-headed lights to

riverside (W). Interior with timber ceiling with decorative

plaster ceiling rose, 2 circular ventilator openings.

SOUTH RANGE: parallel to tall block with twin-gabled roadside

elevation; single storey; 10 regular bays; twin-gabled

flanks; large addition to S.