The Engine House

Now sensitively refurbished and named the Engine House, this building dates from 1858-65, and was extended to the NE in 1895.� Once used to power the huge mills this former engine shed/boiler house has been brought back to life by Allied Surveyors for their own offices with many of the original features retained.

Rubble-built with ashlar dressings. Central gabled engine house with three arched lights, skewputts oculus and ball finial. Lower three bays to right with roundheaded lights. Large semi-circular window over long opening with steel lintel. Projecting bay to the north with cast-iron roof tank inscribed with "Melrose & Sons Engineers and Ironfounders Hawick".��

ETTRICK RIVERSIDE

The A listed Ettrick Mill group of buildings included the biggest multi-storey spinning mill in the Borders.��It was built for mule-spinning by James and Henry Brown of Galashiels, honorary burgesses of Selkirk.� This was later carried on by the Scotch Tweed Manufacturing Society and from 1895 was the Ettrick Tweed and Blanket Mill of the Scottish Wholesale Cooperative Society, converted solely to spinning by Ettrick and Yarrow Spinners Limited from 1962.� Spinning ceased in the multi-storey mill in 1989.� In its heyday over 20,000 people were employed on the site in the spinning, weaving and knitwear industries.�

As well as the main mill, remaining buildings from the complex include the former pump house,�the weaving shed, the engine house and the still to be restored�yarn store.