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Glasgow, 130 Glenpark Street, Glasgow Oil and Chemical Works View from NW

SC 597936

Description Glasgow, 130 Glenpark Street, Glasgow Oil and Chemical Works View from NW

Date 5/5/1967

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

Catalogue Number SC 597936

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Glasgow Oil & Chemical Works, No 130 Glenpark Street, Glasgow This works was established in 1883 by Hannay, Gourlie & Hinshelwood chemical manufacturers and drysalters. It was a large complex, built up over a long time, and made a wide range of products. This shows the street frontage of the works from the north-west. All the buildings in this view were part of the works. The office block with its lookout tower was built in 1898 to designs by R Miller, architect. By 1967 the works was known as the Glasgow Oil, Colour, Paint & Varnish Works, and was owned by Thomas Hinshelwood & Co Ltd. It specialised in supplying local authorities with paints and varnishes, but has since been demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/240/2D

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/597936

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 147) Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

> Item Level (SC 597936) Glasgow, 130 Glenpark Street, Glasgow Oil and Chemical Works View from NW

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Attribution: © Copyright: HES. (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume).

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