Heritage Lottery to restore Scottish wool mill

07 Apr '08

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The site, which is currently inaccessible to the public, consists of the woolmill, which will continue as a working mill; the woolmill house, which will provide staff and trainee facilities; the cottage which will be used for interpretation; the old shop which will be used for display; and the byre which will be converted into a visitor centre with exhibition space, cafe and an education room.

Features such as the water wheel and its lade will be reinstated and the tenter frames conserved. A new training workshop will be built to restore the machinery and provide training in traditional skills. A future for Knockando as a historic visitor attraction and a centre for commercial wool production lies ahead through this project.

In addition to the physical conservation, the Heritage Lottery grant will be used to fund an education officer for 5 years. Their role will be to ensure that every visitor takes away a level of understanding of the traditions of Knockando, from tours and interpretation to student placements and longer-term apprenticeships. There will also be education work carried out with local schools as they explore this important link to our industrial heritage.

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