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 182
eep pit, or pool, on each side, which, Transition ^72, of course, was always full of water, up to the level of the streamon each side. These holes, as can still be seen, were surroundedby a low wall, but had no other protection. Here, in the earlymorning of 17th May, 1810, Black Peter, ^ a… … Tannahills Hole. blighted, but made beautiful by song, and remember with grati-tude the considerateness of Messrs. Coats in preserving thispathetic memorial of a sad event. Then in crossing George Street we may note in the centreof the causeway the horse-shoe which marks the spot where wasenacted…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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