Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills View over site of Dye Works from W, No. 3 Mill in background
SC 574339
Description Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills View over site of Dye Works from W, No. 3 Mill in background
Date 10/1/1984
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 574339
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 number three spinning mill, the last major addition to the complex. Though a very plain, flat-roofed building, it was nicely detailed, with such refinements as bronze window-frames. By 1984 the works was being run down to closure. The site has since been almost completely cleared, and developed for housing. The gatehouses are virtually all that is left of this vast complex. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H84/3/3
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