Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills View looking NE at Spool Store and Works Fire Station; on the right is the Bridge Lane Gate House
SC 574314
Description Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills View looking NE at Spool Store and Works Fire Station; on the right is the Bridge Lane Gate House
Date 10/1/1984
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 574314
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Ferguslie Mills, Paisley, Renfrewshire (Renfrewshire council area) Ferguslie Mills were founded in 1826 by James Coats as a cotton thread works. It became one of the largest thread mills in the world, and the firm of J and P Coats dominated the world sewing-thread industry for many years. This view shows the Bridge Lane Gatehouse, with its clock tower, and to the left the three-storey spool store, and single-storey works fire station. By 1984 the works was being run down to closure. The site has since been almost completely cleared, and developed for housing. The gatehouse seen here has been converted into housing. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H84/1/1
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