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- Published on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 21:24
- Written by Heritage Trust
The Mill Brae - a familiar sight to Paper Mill workers
Anyone who is returning to Culter after many years, perhaps to visit long lost relatives, will be aware of the changes visited on the village.
The most obvious being the disappearance of the “Mill Lum” which for many years dominated the skyline of Culter. For many, both the 200 foot high chimney stack and the, now silenced, Mill Hooter were the sight and sound of Culter.
Both the Paper Mill and the Lum were demolished in 1981. The area is now a residential housing complex. Missing ,too, are the shops of Culter. The Northern Co-operative, or Coopie. Culter could boast of having a separate Grocer, Baker, Draper, Baker and Shoe shop all offering the locals a dividend, or "Divvie", on their purchases. Ask anyone, ( over a "certain age") what their family’s Coopie number was.....