W.G. Grant & Co Ltd, Linen Manufacturers, Panmure Works, Carnoustie

• Reference:GB 254 MS 47
• Dates of Creation:1857-1958
• Name of Creator:
  WG Grant & Co Ltd
• Physical Description:
  0.05 linear metres.

• Scope and Content

  Grant's Jubilee Supplement' to the Broughty Ferry Guide and Carnoustie Gazette, Saturday, 13 April, 1957; scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings relating to WG Grant & Co Ltd, and the jute industry in general 1950-1958; plans and technical drawings 1857-1960.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Panmure Works were constructed in 1857 by James Smieton of the Dundee linen firm of James Smieton & Son, although the industry had already been represented in and around Barry Links prior to that date. Into the new factory went 400 power looms of the most modern type, and with 600 employees the firm soon produced from its Carnoustie branch some six million yards of finished fabric annually. In 1923 the firm changed hands to become the firm Hynd, Smieton & Hynd, and in 1932 was taken over by WG Grant & Co Ltd, Dundee Linen Works, in whose hands it remained until it went into liquidation in 1972.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

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• Note

  The Panmure Works were constructed in 1857 by James Smieton of the Dundee linen firm of James Smieton & Son, although the industry had already been represented in and around Barry Links prior to that date. Into the new factory went 400 power looms of the most modern type, and with 600 employees the firm soon produced from its Carnoustie branch some six million yards of finished fabric annually. In 1923 the firm changed hands to become the firm Hynd, Smieton & Hynd, and in 1932 was taken over by WG Grant & Co Ltd, Dundee Linen Works, in whose hands it remained until it went into liquidation in 1972.

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• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and include outsize plans.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Mareike Platt

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 47