Old photograph of a horse and cart in Forfar, Scotland. Forfar was home to a very successful textile industry during and after the Industrial Revolution. In the late 18th century the firm of William and John Don & Company was founded in the town. The firm originally bought and sold webs of linen which were woven in local cottages, although it also operated a small weaving shed. In 1865 the firm merged with A J Buist, a Dundee based firm, and began construction of St James Works in Forfar. The partnership also operated mills in Dundee and later built Station Works in Forfar, which contained some 300 looms. Workers housing was also built by the firm in Forfar.
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