Templeton Carpet Factory Disaster

In 1857 a new factory was built on william street later renamed templeton street.

Templeton carpet factory disaster.

The ensuing carpet firm of james templeton son was established in bridgeton in 1839. Templeton carpet factory in 1889 29 young women lost their lives when a wall blew down in a gale at templeton carpet factory on glasgow green. The flamboyant glazed brick vitreous enamel tiles red brick and terracotta of the facade evokes the rich oriental influenced patterns of the carpets the factory produced. Work began in 1888 and was completed in 1892 after a major interruption caused by a terrible accident possibly caused by inadequate scaffolding and tying in of the new building with the existing one behind it.

One hundred and thirty years ago 29 young women lost their lives and 32 more were injured in the templeton s carpet factory disaster the east end s worst peacetime tragedy. The templeton disaster of 1889 templeton carpet factory in 1889 29 young women lost their lives when a wall blew down in a gale at templeton carpet factory on glasgow green. Last month the mitchell library hosted a lecture disaster on the green by local history researcher bill black. Disaster on the green.

A photograph showing the western section of james templeton co s carpet factory in william street subsequently renamed templeton street in bridgeton after the disaster of 1 november 1889. 1 1889 high winds caused a collapse at james templeton co s carpet factory in glasgow. Strong winds were blamed for the accident which happened on november 1 1889. Found in the stoddard templeton corporate archive the items pictured above all relate to the templeton disaster which occured on 1 november 1889.

At about 5 15pm that evening unusually high winds caused a large section of the new western extension to collapse into the adjoining weaving shed. A beautiful building especially seen from the glasgow green side. During construction of a new extension to templeton co s carpet factory at greenhead glasgow unusually high winds caused a section of the facade to collapse onto the adjoining weaving shed.