British Linen Bank, Saltoun Bleachfield
Other Business Names:
- McCulloch, Ebenezer, & Co
- Milton, Lord
- British Linen Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Saltoun, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Textile production
Textile finishing
Notes:
Established by British Linen Co in 1740s as a step to improving the competitiveness of bleaching in Scotland. Sometime leased by them to managers, eg Ebenezer McCulloch & Co, 1763-66. Supported in particular by Lord Milton, on whose estate it was located, and acquired by his son in 1772 when closed [2023]
Publications:
- British Linen Company, 1745-1775 by Durie, Alastair J (ed)
- History of the British Linen Bank by Malcolm, Charles A
- Saltoun Bleachfield, 1746-1773 by Durie, Alastair J
- Scottish Linen Industry, 1707-75; with particular reference to the early history of the British Linen Co by Durie, Alastair J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- McCulloch, Ebenezer, & Co
- Milton, Lord
- British Linen Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Saltoun, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Textile production Textile finishing
Notes:
Established by British Linen Co in 1740s as a step to improving the competitiveness of bleaching in Scotland. Sometime leased by them to managers, eg Ebenezer McCulloch & Co, 1763-66. Supported in particular by Lord Milton, on whose estate it was located, and acquired by his son in 1772 when closed [2023]Publications:
- British Linen Company, 1745-1775 by Durie, Alastair J (ed)
- History of the British Linen Bank by Malcolm, Charles A
- Saltoun Bleachfield, 1746-1773 by Durie, Alastair J
- Scottish Linen Industry, 1707-75; with particular reference to the early history of the British Linen Co by Durie, Alastair J