The Gourock
Details:
- Author(s) Blake, George
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1963
- Pages 200pp; illus
- Publisher The firm
- Place Published Glasgow
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Commissioned narrative history. Covers also New Lanark Mills, dealing inter alia with their history after Robert Owen. Deals also but briefly with the firm's overseas interests. Chapters include: 'From Gourock to Port Glasgow'; 'Foundations of the trade'; 'The Birkmyres'; 'Years of expansion'; 'On the human side'; 'The Gourock at home'; 'The government of New Lanark'; 'Ropes and men'; 'The making of nets'; 'The Gourock overseas'; 'The Gourock at war'; Advance and achievement'; 'Line of succession'. Has brief family tree of Birkmyre family