Larkhall, Avonbank Bleach and Dye Works; Interior View of cloth press
SC 612759
Description Larkhall, Avonbank Bleach and Dye Works; Interior View of cloth press
Date 13/6/1968
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 612759
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Cloth press, Avonbank Bleach Works, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire Avonbank Bleach Works was converted from a distillery into a bleach works in about 1836, and remained in use until the early 1980s. It specialised in making 'Scotch Holland' dust-repellent cloth for window blinds. This shows the wooden lever and support of a primitive cloth press, used for packing finished cloth into the smallest possible space to keep shipping costs to a minimum. By the time this photograph was taken in 1968 it was no longer in use. The site of this works was used as a calico printing works from about 1796, but the buildings latterly in use were probably mainly former distillery buildings. The works was enlarged during World War II to make blackout cloth for air-raid protection. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H68/475/1C
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