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SAW032163 SCOTLAND (1950). Barrhead, general view, showing West Arthurlie Bleach Works, Kelburn Street and Chappell House. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.

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Details

Title [SAW032163] Barrhead, general view, showing West Arthurlie Bleach Works, Kelburn Street and Chappell House. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Reference SAW032163
Date 1950
Link NRHE Collection item 1269727
Place name
Parish NEILSTON (RENFREW)
District RENFREW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 249630, 658700
Longitude / Latitude -4.3990247758834, 55.798175566672
National Grid Reference NS496587

Pins

Railway viaduct mostly gone and the bleachworks is now rebuilt as a shopping centre.

Maurice
Thursday 22nd of August 2013 07:15:40 AM
A petrol station under construction. The distinctive shape wall to the left and the small building may be seen today on modern aerial images, but it now seems to be a car wash! (August 2013)

Maurice
Thursday 22nd of August 2013 07:14:42 AM
This was my house my dad was a foreman in the bleachworks

IZZY
Wednesday 21st of August 2013 12:20:30 PM
Chappell House

thomasmann
Wednesday 24th of October 2012 05:37:08 PM