Old travel Blog photograph of shops, houses and people on Lennox Street in Renton in Central Scotland. Renton takes its name from Cecilia Renton, daughter in law of Tobias Smollett, after whom the village was named in 1762. Dalquhurn Bleachworks in 1715 and Cordale Printworks in 1770 were responsible for attracting new industrial workers. James Harrison was born in Renton in 1815 and emigrated to Australia in 1837. After several newspaper jobs, Harrison became the first editor and owner of the Geelong Advertiser in Victoria. In 1852 he set about installing what is generally accepted as the world's first refrigerated compressor.
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