The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 163
entinstitution as any of its wealthy supporters. We now return to the Cross. The view of the Clark Hallswas obstructed by a mass of unimportant buildings which filled 154 The Paisley Thread the angle at the top of Saint Mirren Street (p. 150). The TownCouncil resolved to remove these, but found… … Site of George A. Clark Halls, IStio. Sir William Dunn, like William Barbour and many others,was evicted from Paisley by the decay of the shawl trade.Not finding scope for his energies in a declining industry, hepushed his way in the African trade, and ultimately became awealthy London merchant. He…
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