Netherplace, Mearns
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A black and white photograph of houses at Netherplace, Mearns.
Title:
Netherplace, Mearns
Date of work:
Unknown
Reference number:
1452
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Mearns
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright:
General notes:
These buildings include Netherplace Woman House, a boarding house for the single women who had come to work at nearby Netherplace and Tofts works. The women mainly came from the Highlands and Ireland. The First Statistical Account of 1796 mentions two bleachfields, Wellmeadow and Broom, employing 65 people. By the mid-19th century at least 500 were employed. Some lived in Newton Mearns but most lived in the purpose built cottages near the works.
Language:
English
Record number:
9262211