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PB the Cairn
Lochwinnoch
The purpose of the site is to help those new to the village to connect with its past and for those who have left for pastures new to remember what was left behind
Staff
Silk Mill Staff 1890
Group photograph of staff of Calderhaugh mill taken in 1890.
Silk Mill Staff 1930
Group photograph of the staff of Calderhaugh mill Lochwinnoch when it was operated by Caldwell Yong & Co Ltd. The photograph was taken on 31st October 1930
Silk Mill Worker 1968
Worker in Calderhaugh mill otherwise known as the Silk mill in 1968
Silk Mill Worker 1968
Worker in Calderhaugh mill otherwise known as the Silk mill in 1968
Alex Valance 1 1983
Alex Valance Director of the Silk mill Lochwinnoch taken in June 1983.
Alex Valance 2 1983
Alex Valance Director of the Calderhaugh mill taken in June 1983.
Alex Valance 3 1983
Alex Valance Director of the Calderhaugh mill taken in June 1983.
Silk Mill Worker 1 1983
Worker in Calderhaugh mill otherwise known as the Silk mill in August 1983
Silk Mill Worker 2 1983
Worker in Calderhaugh mill otherwise known as the Silk mill in August 1983
Silk Mill Worker 3 1983
Worker in Calderhaugh mill otherwise known as the Silk mill in June 1983
Silk Mill Worker 4 1983
Christopher Crisp working in the Silk mill Lochwinnoch in August 1983.
Silk Mill Worker 5 1983
Christopher Crisp working in the Silk mill Lochwinnoch in August 1983.
Silk Mill Worker 6 1983
Christopher Crisp working in Calderhaugh mill Lochwinnoch in August 1983. The bank of threads he is attending to is called the creel and it feeds the warping machine which creates the warp which is fundamental to the weaving process. The warp is the longitudinal thread through which the weft passes to create the woven textile.
Silk Mill Worker 7 1983
Christopher Crisp working in the Silk mill Lochwinnoch in August 1983.
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