St Rollox Works Glasgow City Heritage Trust


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Immediately after granting of the patent on bleaching, Charles and his partners purchased land on the Monkland Canal, just north of Glasgow, to build a factory for the production of bleaching liquor and powder. The area was known as St. Rollox, after a French holy man.


St Rollox Works Glasgow City Heritage Trust

St Rollox School Glasgow City Archives, Department of Education Add to Album View Larger Image * *Open in New Window A laundry lesson at St Rollox School in Garngad (now Royston) Road, 1916. Note the washing basins, mangles for squeezing water from wet clothes, and the linen items drying on the pulleys.


TheGlasgowStory St Rollox School

Glasgow St. Rollox was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covered Glasgow's Cowcaddens and Woodside wards.


St Rollox Chemical Works Glasgow Making Dry Editorial Stock Photo Stock Image Shutterstock

St Rollox Locomotive Works recognised with listed status. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced the former St Rollox Locomotive Works in Springburn has been listed at Category B in recognition of its special architectural and historic interest. By Brian Yule. Published 20th May 2022, 15:05 GMT. Updated 20th May 2022, 15:06 GMT.


The St Rollox chemical works, Glasgow, c1880 Stock Image C042/7416 Science Photo Library

Glasgow Works, formerly the St Rollox Works, is a railway rolling stock heavy maintenance and repair works established in the 1850s in the Glasgow district of Springburn by the Caledonian Railway Company, and known locally as 'the Caley'.


St Rollox Works Glasgow City Heritage Trust

0131 668 8914 [email protected] Feedback updated 18 May 2022 We asked From 7 March to 28 March 2022, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on our proposal to list the Former St Rollox Locomotive Works in Springburn at category B.


Glasgow St Rollox. Seen on the scrapline at Glasgow St Rol… Flickr

Glasgow Works, formerly the St Rollox Works, is a railway rolling stock heavy maintenance and repair works established in the 1850s in the Glasgow district of Springburn by the Caledonian Railway Company, and known locally as 'the Caley'. Ownership of the works passed to the LMS in the 1920s and then to British Rail in the 1940s, with the size of the works reduced in the 1980s under British.


RAILSCOT St Rollox Works in Glasgow recognised with listed status [HES]

Multiple busy roads near the Costco store in Glasgow will close for works. St Rollox Brae, Cobden Road and Turner Road will be closed from 5pm on Sunday, January 14. The area will reopen at 4pm on Monday, January 15 and close again between 8am and 4pm from Tuesday, January 16 until Friday, January 19. Resurfacing works will take place on the.


24010 Glasgow St. Rollox Works 1976.04.17 Sunday 18th Ap… Flickr

The former St Rollox locomotive works was established and constructed in the Springburn district of Glasgow in 1854-6 as the Caledonian's principal locomotive construction and repair works. Robert Sinclair (Superintendent of Works) constructed the new building alongside an older works belonging to the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway company.


Glasgow St Rollox Works. 26046 under repair at Glasgow St … Flickr

Built largely in 1882, St Rollox Works was the largest and longest operational locomotive manufacture and repair works in Scotland. It was established and constructed in the Springburn district of Glasgow by the Caledonian Railway Company as their principal locomotive construction and repair works.


St Rollox Works Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Goldenoldie Larger map St. Rollox existed from 1875 to 1906 as Registration District 644/06. It then became 644/08 with expanded boundaries from 1907 to 1934. The location of all Glasgow's registration districts from this time are shown in the 1874 Registration Districts in Glasgow. It was also a parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 1950.


Tour Scotland Old Photograph Factory Workers St. Rollox Springburn Glasgow Scotland

Built in 1854-56, and enlarged in 1884-86, St Rollox Works was the largest and longest operational locomotive manufacture and repair works in Scotland. It played a significant role in the expansion of the railway on the landscape of Scotland and was a major employer in Glasgow. The works closed in 2019. Today the building retains many features.


10/04/1982 BREL Glasgow (St. Rollox) Works. Best viewed … Flickr

This is a railway works located in Springburn, north of Glasgow. It can 'carry out service, maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrades on all train types'. Traditionally it has been called 'The Caley' after the company who built it. 3,000 to 3,500 people worked there at its height.


Saint Rollox Station c.1962 The bus in the background is on Springburn Road Diesel

Glasgow was the most important centre for stoneware in the UK at that time which might explain both his decision to move into the industry and the shortage of skilled workers. Davidson operated the pottery under the St Rollox name until 1895, the year in which he moved his pipe operation to Dalmarnock. By that date the export stoneware boom was.


Shed Bash UK St. Rollox Works, Glasgow 1960 1961

Glasgow « on: Wednesday 06 February 08 00:37 GMT (UK) » Can anyone tell me if there is a St Rollox in Glasgow, as I can't find it on a map. From a 1901 census, one of our fellow forumees informs me of the family I am trying to trace, they resided in Foundry pl, St Rollox.


Historic Environment Scotland seeks views on listing of St Rollox Works in Glasgow

Built in 1854-56, and enlarged in 1884-86, St Rollox Works was the largest and longest operational locomotive manufacture and repair works in the country. It played a significant role in the expansion of the railway and at its height employed thousands of people in Glasgow. The works closed in 2019, despite vigorous campaigning to save it, and.