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Actions	South Bank Iron Works, Kirkintilloch To enquire about this item(s) please contact us archives@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Remove from selection Add to selection TitleSouth Bank Iron Works, Kirkintilloch ReferenceGD12 Datec 1880-1980 Archive creatorGlynwed Foundries Ltd Scope and ContentSales Journal, 1940-1941; Pattern Store Books, c 1892-1946; Patterns Returned Slips, 1945-1948; Pattern Work Completed Slips, 1950-1960; Workers' Records, 1979-1980; Catalogues, c 1880-1930; Brochures and Leaflets, 1972; Photographs; Competitors' Catalogues, c 1890-1950; Reference Works, 1949. LanguageEnglish Persons keywordStar Foundry, Cameron & Roberton, South Bank Iron Works, Glynwed Foundries Limited SubjectIron Founding, Iron Foundries Level of descriptionfonds Admin history/BiographyIn 1861 a second foundry was established in Kirkintilloch when Alexander Smith opened the Star Foundry in Southbank Road. In 1867 it was purchased by the locally well-known firm of Cameron & Roberton who renamed it South Bank Iron Works, although it remained the Star Foundry in local parlance for the rest of its life. For most of its 120 years it was best known for the manufacture of commodities in the category of rainwater goods - drains, gutters, pipes and pipe fittings. In 1956 Cameron and Roberton joined Federated Foundries, this was taken over by Allied Foundries in 1965, and that company then joined Glynwed Foundries Ltd in 1969. The iron works on Southbank Road closed in 1981. Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch

TitleSouth Bank Iron Works, Kirkintilloch

ReferenceGD12

Datec 1880-1980

Scope and ContentSales Journal, 1940-1941; Pattern Store Books, c 1892-1946; Patterns Returned Slips, 1945-1948; Pattern Work Completed Slips, 1950-1960; Workers' Records, 1979-1980; Catalogues, c 1880-1930; Brochures and Leaflets, 1972; Photographs; Competitors' Catalogues, c 1890-1950; Reference Works, 1949.

LanguageEnglish

Persons keywordStar Foundry, Cameron & Roberton, South Bank Iron Works, Glynwed Foundries Limited

SubjectIron Founding, Iron Foundries

Level of descriptionfonds

Admin history/BiographyIn 1861 a second foundry was established in Kirkintilloch when Alexander Smith opened the Star Foundry in Southbank Road. In 1867 it was purchased by the locally well-known firm of Cameron & Roberton who renamed it South Bank Iron Works, although it remained the Star Foundry in local parlance for the rest of its life. For most of its 120 years it was best known for the manufacture of commodities in the category of rainwater goods - drains, gutters, pipes and pipe fittings. In 1956 Cameron and Roberton joined Federated Foundries, this was taken over by Allied Foundries in 1965, and that company then joined Glynwed Foundries Ltd in 1969. The iron works on Southbank Road closed in 1981.

Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch