This Is My Glasgow

The former John Inglis and Company tannery and leather warehouse building on the corner of Turnbull Street and Dyer's Lane in the East End of Glasgow. Built in 1876, the polychromatic brick rear facade contrasts sharply with the much more decorative pale sandstone facades Turnbull Street (and indeed on St Andrew's Squares - not shown).

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Jul 16, 2025 at 7:12amWeb
Show threadChrysalisJul 16, 2025
@thisismyglasgow #throwbackthursday Great photo. It reminds me, around 1980 my boss and I inspected a tannery & leatherworks factory in the East End. It was very old fashioned, like 1900. I remember strong smells of the chemicals/dyes. And there was a line shaft the length of the factory. This turning shaft provided individual workers with power via belts and gears to their tools. On that day they were working on one large contract, hand-made leather helmets for the Italian fire service. 👨‍🚒
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJul 16, 2025
@chrysalis wow, that does sound very old-fashioned! 😯
Show threadChrysalisJul 16, 2025
@thisismyglasgow Dickensian. There were no electric tools. All the power came off the revolving shaft. Each guy was sitting in a sort of timber cubicle, one behind the other on both sides of the shaft. I don’t think there was a steam engine somewhere, but you bever know 😀
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJul 16, 2025
@chrysalis 🤣👍