Scotland in Modern Times: An Outline of Economic and Social Development Since the Union of 1707

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 Co-operative coal combined 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 firms Fisheries formed founded Galashiels George George Dempster Glasgow Grangemouth Greenock growth Hawick Highlands House import improvements included increased industry introduced iron James John jute Kilmarnock labour Lanarkshire land largely later Leith linen London Lord Provost Lothian mainly manufacture markets ment merchants million mills municipal National notably organisation origin output Paisley 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