Gorgie Mills
Location type
WorksName and dates
Gorgie Mills (1905-1968)Served by the Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway.
Served by the Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway).
Description
This mill was rail served via a headshunt from Gorgie Junction. It was the glue and gelatine mill of J&G Cox Ltd, originally the site was probably a corn mill. The mill was rail served from 1905.
Tags
Mill Glue Gelatine| Nearby stations Gorgie East Merchiston Exhibition [CR] Murrayfield Stadium [Tram] Exhibition [NBR] Balgreen [Tram] Balgreen Halt Slateford Craiglockhart Dalry Road Murrayfield Slateford [2nd] Pinkhill Haymarket [Tram] Haymarket | Gorgie East Goods Gorgie East Minerals Edinburgh Brewery Gorgie Tram Depot Gorgie Junction Blandford Chemical Works Caledonian Brewery Gorgie West Goods Damhead Junction Exhibition Junction [CR] Slateford Junction [1st] Haymarket West Junction Slateford Railway Laundry Tourist/other North British Distillery Tynecastle Park |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 17/05/1905 | Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Siding from Gorgie Junction for Gorgie Mills opened. |
| /06/1910 | Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Branch from the Gorgie Mills siding built to Gorgie Cattle Market [NB] yard (cattle, minerals etc). The engineers were Blyth and Westland. The branch was built at the corporation's expense and the NB paid for the costs of connection at Gorgie. |
| 04/12/1967 | Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Gorgie Cattle Market [NB] to Gorgie Mills siding (excluded) closed. |
| 25/05/1968 | Gorgie Castle Market [NB] Gorgie Mills siding to Gorgie Junction (excluded) closed. |
