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Victoria Works, Macdougall Street, Greenock | Victoria Works, Macdougall Street, Greenock | ||
1852 The company was founded. | |||
1921 Blake, Barclay and Company Limited was registered as a private company, with capital of £45,000, to take over the business previously carried on by Blake, Barclay & Co, engineers and millwrights.<ref>The Scotsman 30 April 1921</ref> | 1921 Blake, Barclay and Company Limited was registered as a private company, with capital of £45,000, to take over the business previously carried on by Blake, Barclay & Co, engineers and millwrights.<ref>The Scotsman 30 April 1921</ref> | ||
1936 Closure of the Greenock works was announced. The business had exported sugar refining plant around the world but suffered due to the development of indigenous industries and import duties levied on British products.<ref>The Scotsman 8 May 1936</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:49, 21 October 2023
Victoria Works, Macdougall Street, Greenock
1852 The company was founded.
1921 Blake, Barclay and Company Limited was registered as a private company, with capital of £45,000, to take over the business previously carried on by Blake, Barclay & Co, engineers and millwrights.[1]
1936 Closure of the Greenock works was announced. The business had exported sugar refining plant around the world but suffered due to the development of indigenous industries and import duties levied on British products.[2]
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