Old photograph of the cement works by Cousland, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1912, around 800 men were employed in limeworks in the Lothian's, working 8 mines and 63 quarries. Cousland had 4 quarries, 3 mines and 7 kilns.A typical number of employees engaged in the limeworks at the start of the century was 10, Cousland works employed 20. The output from the Cousland workforce in 1837 was approx. 93,000 bushels. Workers were often paid on a piece rate basis and in 1937 for example the rate was 6d per boll of limestone at Cousland works. By 1968 however the industry had contracted to the extent that there was only a dozen enterprises operating. Lime working in Cousland ceased in the early 1970's. The machinery was removed in 1937 and crushed limestone was produced on the cement works site by Bain Bros. until 1979.
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