Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation 1816-1988

Scottish Woollen Technical College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64p434h (corporateBody)

In 1920 a decision was made to approach the Scotch Education Department in order to change the status of the College to that of a Central Institution. It was agreed that an incorporated association should be formed by the Scottish Woollen Manufacturers Association to take over responsibility for operating and financing the College from the Selkirk Education Authority, so enabling the College to become a Central Institution. In 1922 the College was incorporated under the Companies Ac...

Galashiels Combined Technical School

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6820180 (corporateBody)

Classes in technical subjects were first introduced to the Borders by the Mechanics Institute in 1867, with limited success. Over the years successive attempts were made, primarily by the Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation, to increase the number and quality of these classes. In 1883 they started classes in weaving, dyeing and chemistry under the direction of Mr. Thomas Welsh. In 1889 the Burgh School Board took over the running of the classes from the Manufacturing Corporation, r...

South of Scotland Technical College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kj5n5m (corporateBody)

Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wc08s9 (corporateBody)

In 1777 a group of weavers formed the Clothiers' Corporation in order to share equipment and other resources. This later became known as the Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation. A junior branch of the Corporation called the Junior Clothiers' Benevolent Institution or the Young Dyers was also formed in 1816. The Corporation provided a forum for discussion and lobbying to protect and further the commercial interests of its members. It was also concerned with trade effluent discharges...

Scottish College of Textiles

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fs4vrh (corporateBody)

In 1968 the Scottish Woollen Technical College was renamed the Scottish College of Textiles to accurately describe its wider function. It had already moved into new premises on the Netherdale Campus in Galashiels in 1965. The Department of Design extended its range to include textile print, knitting and knitwear design. Computerised weft flat - bed knitting was introduced as was computer aided design. In 1975, the College shifted its efforts from the production of fabric to take int...