Kilmarnock Through Time
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
184868410X
ISBN-13
9781848684102
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 15th, 2012
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
290 grams
Dimensions
16.50 x 23.30 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Places in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Kilmarnock has changed and developed over the last century
For centuries Kilmarnock was little more than a large village, a market town for a large rural area. It was an area rich in resources and the enterprising people of the town made the best of what they had. Stone for building was quarried locally as was coal and ironstone. Coal mining led to engineering works and those engineers established businesses like Barclays, which went on to sell locomotives all over the world, and Glenfield & Kennedy, which exported hydraulic products.Cottage craft woollen industries evolved into carpet making and BMK carpets; leather crafts and shoe making led to the formation of Saxone. Whisky became important with one firm eventually dominating world sales. Johnnie Walker was founded in Kilmarnock in 1820, but was spirited away in 2012. Kilmarnock Through Time takes an affectionate and nostalgic look at the people and events which have made the town what it is today.
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