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Howe Sewing Machine Company, 48 Avenue Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Calton, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8499 / 55°50'59"N

Longitude: -4.2171 / 4°13'1"W

OS Eastings: 261295

OS Northings: 664080

OS Grid: NS612640

Mapcode National: GBR 0VQ.6Q

Mapcode Global: WH4QF.6736

Plus Code: 9C7QRQXM+X5

Entry Name: Howe Sewing Machine Company, 48 Avenue Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow

Listing Name: 48 Avenue Street, 190, 210 Fielden Street and 35, 51 Barrowfield Street

Listing Date: 23 March 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 377446

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33626

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200377446

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Calton

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

A Kennedy, Son and Myles, 1872-3 as works for Howe Sewing Machine Company, several ranges on a triangular island site, and with 2 cut-down though still substantial chimney stalks. Long 17-bay 3-storey range to Fielden Street with low range adjoining to S, its long return elevation to barrowfield Street with continuous roof ventilator; red and contrasting yellow brick; blocked eaves; slate roofs, glazing mostly original, 2 wide slappings to Fieldon Street at ground floor; taller range to W originally at centre of complex, but main block which adjoined at W was demolished 1969.

Statement of Interest

Howe's were squeezed out of the sewing machine market by Singer, and they turned to cycle manufacture, but that enterprise did not survive long either.

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