Dale, Mr. David – was born 6th January 1739. He was a Scottish merchant and businessman, known for establishing the influential weaving community of New Lanark, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and of course the mills at Blantyre. He is credited along with his son-in-law Robert Owen of being a founder of utopian socialism and a […]
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Blantyre Works Mills cease working
In 1889, the Blantyre Works Village, and especially the mills suffered a serious crisis. Except for the weaving factory which was still continued on vigorously by Messrs R. Kerr & Co, the famous Blantyre mills stopped working, with the turkey red dyeing mill exposed to the auction hammer. The mills stopped to a standstill at […]