SPW020272 SCOTLAND (1928). William Baird and Co. Dumbreck Colliery, Queenzieburn, Kilsyth. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Pennawd [SPW020272] William Baird and Co. Dumbreck Colliery, Queenzieburn, Kilsyth. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
Cyfeirnod SPW020272
Dyddiad 1928
Dolen Canmore Collection item 1256678
Enw lle
Plwyf KILSYTH (NORTH LANARKSHIRE)
Ardal CUMBERNAULD AND KILSYTH
Gwlad SCOTLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 270150, 677590
Hydred / Lledred -4.0809661036977, 55.973756766846
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol NS702776

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William Baird & Co. (Bairds & Scottish Steel Limited ) Dumbreck Coke Works

Andy A
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:17:39 PM
Dumbreck colliery pithead

Andy A
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:15:39 PM
Dumbreck Colliery, opened 1887, closed 1/1963

mannidaze
Saturday 30th of August 2014 06:04:40 PM
This pin is over the coke works. The colliery pithead is to the east, on the other side of the railway.

Andy A
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:16:32 PM
bairds of gartshore mineral line crossin the a803west of kilsyth. this line extended on a route above kilsyth to a quarry near the north entrance to colzium estate. the line is now a walkway, the quarry is infilled and part of kilsyth lennox golf club.

PGBrady
Thursday 2nd of May 2013 03:36:30 PM
The High Line

almac
Monday 1st of July 2013 12:25:22 PM

Cyfraniadau Grŵp

Dumbreck Colliery, Queenzieburn, Kilsyth.



I believe this is the same Wm Baird company that owned and operated the Craighead pit in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

Joe
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:24:01 PM
That is correct. Bairds were a pig iron and steel manufacturing company based at Gartsherrie, owning their own pits across Lanarkshire and Ayrshire and also into the North of England. They also owned the coke works here at Dumbreck which is the subject of the photo. In 1931 the Ayrshire pits merged with those of the Dalmellington Iron Co. to form Bairds and Dalmellington, 75% controlled by Bairds and with a 70% control of the Ayrshire coal field.



They were later (1939) part of Bairds & Scottish Steel Limited when they merged with the Scottish Iron & Steel Co.



Further details of the convoluted company history can be seen here; http://cheshire.cent.gla.ac.uk/ead/search?operation=search&fieldidx1=bath.geographicName&fieldrel1=exact&fieldcont1=gartsherrie%20(scotland)

Andy A
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:24:01 PM