Paisley, Oakshaw, Former Thread Works
Car Factory (20th Century), Thread Works (19th Century)
Site Name Paisley, Oakshaw, Former Thread Works
Classification Car Factory (20th Century), Thread Works (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Arrol-johnston Ltd
Canmore ID 315470
Site Number NS46SE 631
NGR NS 47830 64198
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/315470
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
Note
This building is depicted and named 'Thread Mill' on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25-inch map (Renfrew, 1898, sheet XII.2), but does not appear on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25-inch map (Renfrew, 1864, sheet XII.2). This building was also used by the Arrol-Johnston Ltd car manufacturers prior to their move to a purpose built factory in Dumfries in 1912/13 and is depicted and named 'Motor Works' on the Ordnance Survey 3rd edition 25-inch map (Renfrew, 1913, sheet XII.2).
Hume notes that it was a wool store by 1976 and refers to it as 'Underwood Mill', although Underwood Mill on Underwood Road should be regarded as a separate site (NS46SE 63).
These buildings have been demolished.
J R Hume, 1976; A Dodds, 1996
Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 13 February 2012.
