Glasgow, 103-111 French Street, Barrowfield Weaving Factory View of central portion of French Street frontage, from SE
SC 599296
Description Glasgow, 103-111 French Street, Barrowfield Weaving Factory View of central portion of French Street frontage, from SE
Date 20/5/1967
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 599296
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Barrowfield Weaving Factory, Nos 103-11 French Street, Glasgow This works was built between 1889 and 1899 for John Brown & Son, power-loom muslin manufacturers, to designs by Miles S Gibson, architect. Browns specialised in fancy muslins for furnishings and dressmaking. This shows part of the French Street frontage of the building, which is faced in red terracotta brick. Note the use of low-relief panelling to give variety to what would otherwise be a very blank façade. The central block was built in 1899. The Glasgow power-loom weaving industry reacted to competition from the Lancashire cotton industry by specialising in 'fancy' fabrics rather than high-volume, low-value plain cloth. Few firms survived World War I and the subsequent trade depression. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H67/257/2B
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