Scotland in Modern Times

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire acquired agricultural Alloa Arbroath areas associated Ayrshire Barclay Curle became Board British building burgh Canal capital cent centre Chartist chief chiefly Church Clyde coal Committee companies cotton Council County Crofters David Napier declined developed Dundee early East Lothian economic Edinburgh eighteenth century encouraged engineering England English enterprises especially established expansion export factory Falkirk farm Fife fifties figure financial firms first fisheries flourished formed founded George George Dempster Glasgow Grangemouth Greenock growth Hawick Highlands House import improvements included increased industry influence introduced iron James John jute Kilmarnock labour Lanarkshire land largely later Leith linen London Lord Provost Lothian mainly manufacture ment merchants million mills municipal National notably organisation origin output patent pioneer produced promoted railway retail Robert Royal royal burghs runrig schemes Scotland Scots Scottish banks shipbuilding Sir William social Society steam supply textile tion trade unions transport utilised Victorian workers