Old Photograph Shops On The Main Street Bonhill Scotland

Old photograph of shops on the Main Street in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The textile finishing industry came to Bonhill with a print works, the Dalmonach Works which started in 1786. It burnt down in 1812, and was rebuilt by Henry Bell. A second textile works opened in 1793, and two more works had begun by 1840. Some closed shortly afterwards, but one lasted to 1936. The Dalmonach Works itself featured a school outside the main gates, serving children from the area as well as children employed in the works. After the works closed in 1929, its buildings were used an army barracks during World War II.



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