Glasgow, 103-111 French Street, Barrowfield Weaving Factory View from SW showing office building on corner of Norman Street and French Street

Description Glasgow, 103-111 French Street, Barrowfield Weaving Factory View from SW showing office building on corner of Norman Street and French Street

Date 20/5/1967

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

Catalogue Number SC 599297

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 the office block, on the corner of French Street (right) and Norman Street. This was built with polychrome terracotta brick façades in 1891. Note the Greek key pattern frieze between the ground and first floors. The elaborate decorative treatment of this building reflects the elaboration of the fabrics produced by this company, who were probably the leaders in Glasgow in making patterned muslins from the 1890s to World War I. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/257/1C

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/599297

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