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<blockquote data-quote="theLuddite" data-source="post: 577640" data-attributes="member: 5229"><p>The company William White & Sons was of some interest to me, as my grandmother worked in the clay pipe factory around 1905.</p><p></p><p>By pure chance I occupied the upper two floors from 1976 to 1979 operating my printing business. Hence my particular interest in the building.</p><p></p><p>Here is a little information about the building: Number 42 Bain Street was built as a Clay Pipe factory in 1877.</p><p></p><p>The clay pipe factory was built by William White & Sons, in its day produced around 14,400 pipes per day in 700 designs. The building has a distinctive red & yellow facade, was originally intended to be stone, however costs determined otherwise. It closed its doors in 1955.</p><p></p><p>Around 1955 it was occupied by George C Fairservice Ltd. and was a printing company specialising in wedding stationery, at one point being the largest supplier of wedding stationery in Great Britain. It was owned by Frederick Lockwood LEVICK (still trading as George C Fairservice) with his son Harry Rome LEVICK continuing the business until about 1990.</p><p></p><p>Bain Street was named after Sir James Bain, Provost of Glasgow 1873-77.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theLuddite, post: 577640, member: 5229"] The company William White & Sons was of some interest to me, as my grandmother worked in the clay pipe factory around 1905. By pure chance I occupied the upper two floors from 1976 to 1979 operating my printing business. Hence my particular interest in the building. Here is a little information about the building: Number 42 Bain Street was built as a Clay Pipe factory in 1877. The clay pipe factory was built by William White & Sons, in its day produced around 14,400 pipes per day in 700 designs. The building has a distinctive red & yellow facade, was originally intended to be stone, however costs determined otherwise. It closed its doors in 1955. Around 1955 it was occupied by George C Fairservice Ltd. and was a printing company specialising in wedding stationery, at one point being the largest supplier of wedding stationery in Great Britain. It was owned by Frederick Lockwood LEVICK (still trading as George C Fairservice) with his son Harry Rome LEVICK continuing the business until about 1990. Bain Street was named after Sir James Bain, Provost of Glasgow 1873-77. [/QUOTE]
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