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of 7 acres, a portion of which buildings will remain permanent as a memorial of the undertaking. They were filled with a vast collection of objects drawn from the wide domains of industry, science, and art. <ref>[[The Engineer 1886/05/07]]</ref> | of 7 acres, a portion of which buildings will remain permanent as a memorial of the undertaking. They were filled with a vast collection of objects drawn from the wide domains of industry, science, and art. <ref>[[The Engineer 1886/05/07]]</ref> | ||
Designed by [[J. Burnet and Sons]], architects, and Mr. [[Charles C. Lindsay]], C.E., of Glasgow. The cost of the buildings to their designs was about £30,000<ref>[[The Engineer 1886/05/07 | Designed by [[J. Burnet and Sons]], architects, and Mr. [[Charles C. Lindsay]], C.E., of Glasgow. The cost of the buildings to their designs was about £30,000<ref>[[The Engineer 1886/05/07]]</ref> | ||
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A series of detailed articles was published in The Engineer: | A series of detailed articles was published in The Engineer: | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 30 April 2019
Held at West Meadow Pleasure Park and enclosed over 26 acres, with raised buildings over an area of 7 acres, a portion of which buildings will remain permanent as a memorial of the undertaking. They were filled with a vast collection of objects drawn from the wide domains of industry, science, and art. [1]
Designed by J. Burnet and Sons, architects, and Mr. Charles C. Lindsay, C.E., of Glasgow. The cost of the buildings to their designs was about £30,000[2]
A series of detailed articles was published in The Engineer:
- No. I : The Engineer 1886/05/07.
- No. II: The Engineer 1886/05/21
- No. III: The Engineer 1886/06/11
- No. IV: The Engineer 1886/06/18
- No. V :The Engineer 1886/07/02.
- No. VI: The Engineer 1886/07/16.
- No. VII: The Engineer 1886/07/23.
- No. VIII: The Engineer 1886/08/27.
- Exhibitors included;
- Chubb and Sons.
- H. A. Hedley.
- Bishop and Co of London.
- D. Adamson and Co.
- Penman and Co.
- Babcock and Wilcox.
- Arthur Carey.
- George and William Bertram.
- Douglas and Grant.
- Alexander Seggie.
- W. C. Horne.
- William Collins, Sons and Co.
- George Stewart and Co Edinburgh
- John Greig and Sons Edinburgh
- Waddie and Co Edinburgh
- James Milne and Sons Edinburgh
- T. and A. Constable.
- Robert Thomson and Sons.
- Thomas Melvin.
- Thompson Brothers.
- Young Brothers.
- David Thomson.
- Joseph Baker and Sons.
- J. S. Fry and Sons.
- Daniel Rylands.
- A. and W. Smith.
- Platt Brothers.
- George Hodgson.
- Hutchinson, Hollingworth and Co.
- Thomas Kennedy.
- W. H. Grant.
- J. and J. S. Templeton.
- R. and J. Dick.
- Rankin Kennedy.
- Crossley Brothers.
- John Cochrane.
- Schrader, Mitchell and Weir.
- Arrol Brothers.
- Thomas McCulloch and Sons.
- James Black.
- S. Pollock and Sons.
- John Binnie.
- Alley and MacLellan.
- Duncan Stewart and Co.
- Greenwood and Batley.
- Forrest and Welsh.
- Glen and Ross.
- J. Copeland and Co.
- Richard Smith.
- Robey and Co.
- Davis and Primrose.
- Singer Sewing Machine Co.
- George Sinclair.
- Marshall, Sons and Co.
- King, Brown and Co.
- Thomson-Houston Electric Co.
- John Bennie.
- Anglo American Brush Co.
- Gulcher Co.
- Woodside Electric Co
- Andrews and Co.
- John Tullis and Son
- Norman and Son.
- John Tullis and Son.
- Hamilton, Caldwell and Sons.
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