View from W showing part of WSW and NNW fronts of NW block with part of central (W) block on right

Description View from W showing part of WSW and NNW fronts of NW block with part of central (W) block on right

Date 1969

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

Catalogue Number SC 710239

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Barbush Mill Linen Thread Works, High Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire This large complex was established in 1849 by Finlayson, Bousfield & Co, linen-thread manufacturers. At that time linen thread was extensively used in sailmaking, boot and shoe manufacture, and sack and bag making. The firm took over two existing cotton-spinning mills, eventually demolishing both. This shows the two main spinning and doubling ranges in the complex. The building on the left replaced a cotton mill in the 1880s. The western part of the building on the right was built in about 1849, and it was extended to the east in about 1860. Both were of 'fireproof' construction. Finlayson, Bousfield & Co Ltd eventually became part of the Linen Thread Co Ltd, a classic defensive amalgamation. Declining demand for the product led to the liquidation of the company in the late 1950s. The later mill in this view was demolished in the 1970s, but the other still survives. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/69/30/18

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/710239

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