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Thornliebank was a small row of cottages in the 1780s. Robert Osburn, a linen printer, in 1778 established a printworks at Thornliebank. When he became bankrupt in 1789, John Crum, a Glasgow business man, bought Osburn's opertauons in Thornliebank and Pollokshaws for his sons Alexander and James, who greatly expanded the Thornliebank operation. The works had a cotton mill, cloth bleaching, printing and finishing. When Walter Crum, a chemist, took over the business he cpncentrated the activities on bleaching, dying, finishing and beetling. | Thornliebank was a small row of cottages in the 1780s. Robert Osburn, a linen printer, in 1778 established a printworks at Thornliebank. When he became bankrupt in 1789, John Crum, a Glasgow business man, bought Osburn's opertauons in Thornliebank and Pollokshaws for his sons Alexander and James, who greatly expanded the Thornliebank operation. The works had a cotton mill, cloth bleaching, printing and finishing. When Walter Crum, a chemist, took over the business he cpncentrated the activities on bleaching, dying, finishing and beetling. | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 21 April 2024
Thornliebank was a small row of cottages in the 1780s. Robert Osburn, a linen printer, in 1778 established a printworks at Thornliebank. When he became bankrupt in 1789, John Crum, a Glasgow business man, bought Osburn's opertauons in Thornliebank and Pollokshaws for his sons Alexander and James, who greatly expanded the Thornliebank operation. The works had a cotton mill, cloth bleaching, printing and finishing. When Walter Crum, a chemist, took over the business he cpncentrated the activities on bleaching, dying, finishing and beetling.
The village was expanded by the Crums as their operations in Thornliebank expanded. In the 1836 Statistical accounts it was noted that almost all the houses in the village were owned by the Crums and occupied by their workers. By 1845 the population was 1366 and by 1867 there were about 475 houses in the village. Alexander Crum, who took over in 1867, continued the family tradition of uilding houses for the workers in 1870. He also installed a sewage system and made other improvements. A train station wa built in 1881
The printworks were closed in 1929 with Thornliebank continuing to expand as a residential area.
THORNLIEBANK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1861-1879
The Crum printworks had a company store. In 1861 eight employees of Crum decided to open a store and approached the firm's owner. Walter Crum gave some advce, closed the company store and providing premises for a Co-operative store. The store was opened in May 1861 with 96 members and £80 capital[1]. When the society was looking to expand, they approached Alexander & Walter Crum, who granted them a plot on Main Street, in the middle of the village[2]. In 1871 the society began constructing their new premises, a two-storey building. This was soon extended to include a coal department and dairy.
In 1884 the society declared a dividend of 2s 8d, 2s 6d and 1s 6d per £1 on groceries, coal and meat respectively and was considering moving to one dividend[3], with only the seperate meat dividend dropped by 1886. The society was also reducing the interest on capital from 5% to 4.5% for purchasers and 3.5% for non-purchasers. In 1898 the society was claiming that 98% of the village were members[4]. The society extended the store in 1897 to add a drapery department[5].
The society united with Barrhead in 1979 to become Barrhead and Thornliebank. This society joined the CWS in 1984.
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