Grays Carpets Ayr

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Grays carpets ayr.

The end scene leaving the. This fantastic rug was designed by a company called william c. In 1876 william c. Gray started to produce carpets on two hand looms in a small shop in carrick street ayr.

Photo exhibition at ayr s carnegie library. No wonder with a workforce of over 1000 and a shared belief in a top quality product. It was here that their factory would be built in the 1880s. We have a large selection of flooring to suit all tastes needs and budgets at our flooring shop in warminster wiltshire.

William c gray carpet factory. At its peak templeton s bridgeton factory employed 3000 people before. To safely decontaminate demolish clear and hard landscape the former grays carpet factory which predominantly covered a 5 acre site off mccall s avenue in ayr. For a film made in 1920 the footage is remarkable.

Gray started producing carpets on two hand looms in a little shop in carrick street in ayr. The company was bought by an american group the guthrie corporation and briefly traded under the name of british carpets but could not survive. Grays carpet factory ayr. The company grew from small beginnings in 1876 in ayr where william c.

Gray produced carpets on two hand looms. We also supply made to measure shutters and blinds. Internally the factory floors were heavily contaminated with asbestos which required immediate attention. The company expanded and moved to newton on ayr in 1877.

Gray sons ltd. Carnegie library 12 main street ayr ka8 8eb the exhibition is on display in the non fiction read more picturing the past. Gray and sons newton carpet works ayr scotland. When you are searching for new flooring find your perfect match at gray s carpets.

Look out for the captions describing the different processes used in carpet making. Special features include gray s carpet factory and daniel wyllie s chemical works. As production grew the company required larger premises and moved to a site in newton on ayr in 1877. In 1969 templeton s bought a rival carpet firm grays of ayr but their expansion brought about the demise of the firm.

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