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Dalmarnock Cotton Works

Glasgow University Library Special Collections, James Hopkirk

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Dalmarnock Cotton Works

A cotton spinning mill in Dalmarnock, 1827. Steam-powered cotton mills were introduced to the Glasgow area at the end of the 18th century. The riverside at Dalmarnock became an important centre of textile manufacturing.

Reference: Glasgow University Library, MS Murray 636

Glasgow University Library, Special Collections

Keywords:
cotton manufacturing, cotton spinning, factories, River Clyde, steam-powered cotton spinning mills, textile manufacturing, textiles



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