SPW042516 SCOTLAND (1933). Glasgow, general view, showing Logan and Johnstone School of Domestic Economy, James Street and Orr Street. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

Junction of Rogart Street and Orr Street

(Pic shows view from corner of Rogart St/Orr St) Broomward Mill, No 63 Kerr Street, Glasgow This factory was built in about 1867 for Henry Fyfe & Son, power-loom cloth manufacturers, probably to designs by John Gordon, architect. It was one of the last multi-storeyed power-loom weaving factories to be built in Glasgow. This shows the factory from the south-east, with part of the cut-down Broomward Cotton Works of about 1815 on the left. The hand of an architect is evident in the strongly-moulded string-course and cornice, and in the use of both round-headed and flat-headed windows. The mill was used between 1902 and 1967 as a carpet factory, by James Templeton & Co. It has since been demolished. Until the 1960s and 1970s much of the east end of Glasgow was covered with carpet factories, but competition from cheap tufted carpets led to their closure. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN

Front view of 60 James Street

Wood's Mill, No 60 James Street, Glasgow This mill was built c.1834 for Francis Wood & Co, cotton spinners and power-loom cloth manufacturers, and was probably the first integrated cotton spinning and weaving unit in Glasgow. This shows part of the rear of the building in course of demolition. The nearly square window openings are characteristic of east end mills of the period 1810-50. The wooden floors were supported on wooden beams and cast iron columns. The works was converted to a cabinet works in 1888-9 for George Taggart & Co, who seem to have installed a sprinkler system for fire control, with a water tower. Its demolition in 1967 was part of the creation of a Comprehensive Development Area. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Victoria Steam Chair Works, No 283 Orr Street, Glasgow This works was built in 1876-7 for A & J Harper, cabinetmakers, and was one of the largest furniture factories in Glasgow. It took advantage of the availability of recently invented woodworking machinery to supplant the traditional hand craft of cabinetmaking. This shows the works from the south-east. Its large scale is evident, as is its very basic design. It was sited in a densely industrialised area, so there was little incentive to spend money on display. The plainness of the design also suggests that the furnishings it made were for a working-class market. By the 1960s the works was occupied by John Paterson & Co Ltd, manufacturing chemists, whose 'Clensel' (seen painted on the gable of the building) product was a cleaning fluid based on sodium hypochlorite bleach. The works was demolished in the 1970s. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Miller's Linoleum Stores

James Street