Glasgow, 97 David Street, Fordneuk Factory General view from SE showing E front

Description Glasgow, 97 David Street, Fordneuk Factory General view from SE showing E front

Date 11/9/1966

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 591464

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Fordneuk Factory, 96 David Street, Glasgow (Glasgow City council area) This factory was founded in about 1862 by George Grant and Sons, cotton spinners and weavers, who eventually had three blocks of single-storey 'weaving sheds' in the vicinity. They probably had spinning machinery as well as looms in them. This view shows the street frontage of the factory, the narrowness of the bays shown by the rhythm of the gable profile. The roof were glazed on the north side to give even light internally. The chimney belonged to another factory. This was one of the first examples in the Glasgow area of the 'weaving shed' layout of factory, developed by William Fairbairn of Manchester. It became very popular in the east end of Glasgow, as it was cheap to build and flexible in use. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H66/66/2C

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