Auchendinny

Auchendinny
Auchendinny
 Auchendinny shown within Midlothian
OS grid referenceNT253621
Council areaMidlothian
Lieutenancy areaMidlothian
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PENICUIK
Postcode district EH26
Dialling code 01968
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentMidlothian
Scottish ParliamentMidlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
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UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 55°50′49″N 3°11′31″W / 55.847°N 3.192°W / 55.847; -3.192

Auchendinny is a small village near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development.[1] Nearby Auchendinny House was the last country house designed by gentleman architect Sir William Bruce.[2]

The "Brunt" Mill

Penicuik was the heart of the Scottish paper industry,[3] and the nearby mill at Auchendinny was established in 1716. The mill was destroyed by fire in the 1840s.[4] It became a laundry in 1856, serving Queen Victoria during her visits, and operated as such until the 1960s.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.millerhomes.co.uk/developments/scotland/dalmore-mill-penicuik.aspx
  2. ↑ Fenwick, Hubert, Architect Royal, Roundwood Press, 1970
  3. ↑ http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/NorthBritish/Penicuik.html
  4. ↑ http://www.penicuiktrust.org.uk/papermills/auchendinny
  5. ↑ http://www.penicuikpapermaking.org/auchindinnym.html

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