St Rollox Chemical Works
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St Rollox Chemical Works was an industrial manufacturer of chemicals located in Glasgow, Scotland, that began in 1799 and stood until 1964. It was created by Scottish industrialist Charles Tennant and
Photograph of a painting of St Rollox chemical works at the opening of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway in 1831
Tennants Stalk chimney on the list of tallest buildings in 1896. The chimney is listed at number 7.
Waste piles shown in 1909. The lixiviated waste pool is visible behind the railway
Workers at St Rollox about to blow up Tennants Stalk
Charles Tennant
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Charles Tennant was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty.
St Rollox Chemical Works
…industrial manufacturer of chemicals located in Glasgow, Scotland, that began in 1799 and stood until 1964. It was created by Scottish industrialist Charles Tennant and owned and operated by his family and descendants. It was described as the largest plant in Europe, if not the world. In 1787, Tennant attended a…
Charles Tennant
Charles Tennant's Darnley Bleach Fields c. 1800
Statue (1838), Glasgow Necropolis