Blanefield Print Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Blanefield Print Works (1797-1898)Served by the Blane Valley Railway.
Description
This textile print works, owned by the Coubroughs, closed before 1900 and was demolished by 1910. Its site is now housing.
The works was served by the Blane Valley Railway to the south. Two curved siding ran into the works from a headshunt east of Blanefield station's goods yard.
With the depression in the Calico printing trade, due to over-production, the works closed. This also impacted on works in other locations such as the Vale of Leven where the United Turkey Red Company formed.
Blanefield House was off to the east. Also to the east were the Dumbrock Works, also rail served and never fully opened.
Tags
WorksAliases
Blanefield PrintworksExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
07/09/2020
| Nearby stations Blanefield Strathblane Duntreath Halt Dumgoyne Milngavie Bennie Railplane Campsie Glen Killearn Bardowie Hillfoot Lennoxtown [2nd] Lennoxtown Old Balmore Bearsden Summerston [1st] | Dumbrock Siding Dumbrock Works Dunglass Quarry Siding Tourist/other Blanefield House Kirkhouse Inn Mugdock Country Park Visitors Centre Craigend Castle Duntreath Castle Dumgoyach Standing Stones Mugdock Castle Dumgoyne Hill Quinloch Level Crossing Craigmaddie House Mugdock Reservoir Glengoyne Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 13/02/1877 | Blane Valley Railway Blanefield station's headshunt is extended east and sidings laid into the Blanefield Print Works to the north. |
| / /1898 | Blane Valley Railway Blanefield Print Works closed. |
| /07/1899 | Blane Valley Railway Siding laid in at Blanefield to assist with demolition of the Blanefield Print Works. |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
