Stoddard S Carpet Factory

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Stoddard s carpet factory. This story was submitted to the people s war site by vijiha bashir at bbc scotland on behalf of a f stoddard carpet factory staff of 1940 from elderslie renfrewshire and has been added to the. The silk merchant from massachusetts had arrived in glasgow in 1844 seeking refuge from a slump in the united states. Stoddard of elderslie to form stoddard international. The real life story behind the slab boys through the a.

As one who worked at stoddard s carpet factory i share former colleagues feelings of betrayal following its closure and demolition to make way for an upmarket housing development. In 1983 templeton s merged with another local carpet manufacturer a. The oldest parts of the complex are a 3 storey 6 by 9 bay block and a 15 bay block of single storey weaving sheds. Scotland s oldest carpet maker has closed after almost 150 years.

The history of stoddard international plc registered in 1998 placed into receivership in february 2005 and liquidated in 2009 can be traced to arthur francis stoddard and the glenpatrick carpet mills established in the 1860s. Glenpatrick carpet works elderslie built as a paper mill 1815 converted to carpet manufacture c 1860. Stoddards carpet factory history of factory workers what is it now. Arthur francis stoddard closed in 2004 and was demolished in 2005 now it is just grass football pitches.

Stoddard carpet factory archive. Home archives and special collections archive services the real life story behind the slab boys through the a. Location cited as ns 445 623. Stoddard carpet factory archive by rachaelegan on march 7 2015 1.

It was originally going to be housing when it was demolished but plans never went ahead. Stoddard international was started in renfrewshire in the 1860s by arthur francis stoddard. This was originally posted on the citizen s theatre blog during the slab boys run in glasgow.