Ferguslie Thread Mills, Paisley, Scotland
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Ferguslie Thread Mills, Paisley, Scotland
Image: © Robert Sweeney Taken: 10 Jul 2005
"Half-timers" School House The School building was opened by Peter Coats Jnr. in January 1887. The young female workers would attend this school and work in the mills on alternate days, hence the term "Half-Timers"
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Image Location
Latitude
55.840224
Longitude
-4.452878