Blanefield Printworks
Other Business Names:
- Weir, Walter
- Aitken, McIndoe & Foyer
- Sharp & Buchanan
- McGregor, Pollock & Brown
- Coubrough family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Strathblane, Stirling, Central, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Textile production
Textile finishing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1790s when block printing undertaken by Walter Weir until 1809 when operated by Aitken, McIndoe & Foyer. 1823 taken over by Sharp & Buchanan and in 1840 acquired by McGregor, Pollock & Brown which firm the Coubrough family subsequently joined; they went on to become sole owners. Emerged as a very large printing works by 1850s employing 500. Closed 1898
Publications:
- Blanefield Printworks. A short history by Dryden, Alison M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Weir, Walter
- Aitken, McIndoe & Foyer
- Sharp & Buchanan
- McGregor, Pollock & Brown
- Coubrough family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Strathblane, Stirling, Central, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Textile production Textile finishing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1790s when block printing undertaken by Walter Weir until 1809 when operated by Aitken, McIndoe & Foyer. 1823 taken over by Sharp & Buchanan and in 1840 acquired by McGregor, Pollock & Brown which firm the Coubrough family subsequently joined; they went on to become sole owners. Emerged as a very large printing works by 1850s employing 500. Closed 1898Publications:
- Blanefield Printworks. A short history by Dryden, Alison M