Engineer's Shop, New Lanark

The Engineer's Shop in New Lanark, built in 1806, is a classical building that stands two storeys with a basement, and three storeys on the west side. It features a rectangular plan with 17 bays, a pedimented gable, and slightly advanced central and end bays. The exterior is constructed from random rubble with dressed stone detailing, including an eaves course and a blocking course on the end bays of the east elevation. The building has long and short quoins and regular window arrangements with tabbed margins. The front and side gables have pediments with blind oculi and short stacks at the apex. The main entrance is a two-leaf timber-panelled door accessed via an ashlar platt that overhangs the basement, while there are timber-boarded doors on the side and rear elevations. The west elevation connects to a former dye works through stone arches that are perpendicular to the main structure.

The windows feature 16-pane glazing in timber sash and case style, and the building has ashlar-coped stacks and skews, with a roof covered in grey slates.

Inside, some original woodwork remains, including timber-boarded doors. The timber floors are supported by clustered iron columns, similar to those found in the School and Institute.