I have added this newspaper article for interest’s sake. William Brown, Broomielaw, Glasgow is advertising ‘draining slates’ or ‘sole slates’ for sale. These slates would be used instead of clay sole plates under the join of two drainage tiles.
Below – 05/11/1844 – Greenock Advertiser – Slate sole for draining. William Brown Broomielaw.
Below – 17/11/1845 – Glasgow Herald – Draining slates for sale.
Below – 19/12/1846 – Glasgow Courier – Slate sole William Brown, Broomielaw and again 21/10/1847.
07/05/1847 – Greenock Advertiser – Thomas Anderson, slater, has always on hand a large assortment of draining slates well worthy of the attention of agriculturists. East India Breast, Greenock 06/05/1847. (Note – SBH – I have added this entry for the sake of interest as it references slate soles too).
07/11/1854 – Inverness Advertiser – Drain soles for sale at Balintraid Pier. About 24,000 Welsh slate drain soles. Apply to George Munro, 6 Huntly Street, Inverness. 31/10/1854. (Note – SBH – I have added this entry for the sake of interest as it references slate soles too).
26/07/1862 – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald – The subscriber continues to supply Welsh slates for roofing and draining and has just received a large assortment of best quality and most suitable sizes. John Hogarth, Ironmongery Warehouse, Princes Street, Ardrossan. 24/07/1862. (Note – SBH – I have added this entry for the sake of interest as it references slate soles too).
31/01/1863 – Ayrshire Express – The subscribers have always on hand a large stock of draining slates, all sizes. Also roofing slates of all kinds. W. Highet & Son, Fort Street, Ayr. 29/01/1863. (Note – SBH – I have added this entry for the sake of interest as it references slate soles too).
With regards to this page, special thanks go to William Anderson and Alison Wilkie both of the Inverness area for their assistance in local dialogue, research, information, newspaper cuttings and photographs. Many thanks to you both. Canmore A little over a century ago several farm steadings around Culloden underwent minor alterations, such as bricking up of…
