Kirkcaldy, Nether Street, Scottish Floorcloth Works General view from SW showing Scottish Floorcloth Works with part of Ravenscraig Maltings in foreground

Description Kirkcaldy, Nether Street, Scottish Floorcloth Works General view from SW showing Scottish Floorcloth Works with part of Ravenscraig Maltings in foreground

Date 29/10/1967

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

Catalogue Number SC 610164

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Scottish Floorcloth Works, Nether Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife This works was founded in 1847 by Michael Nairn originally to make floorcloth by coating canvas with layers of paint. When the patent for linoleum expired in the 1870s, this works was adapted to make the new product, and was later greatly extended. This shows the works from the south-east, with its tall buildings cascading down the hill from Nether Street. To the left are the maltings of Robert Hutchison & Co Ltd. Nairns amalgamated in 1962 with Williamsons of Lancaster in 1962, and this works was closed soon after. It was demolished in 1969, with some difficulty, as it was partly built of reinforced concrete, and the site landscaped. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/391/1D

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/610164

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