Robert Noble (company)
Robert Noble
A weaving and textiles business based in the Scottish borders town of Peebles at March Street Mills. It is listed amongst one of the oldest surviving UK businesses[1] [2]
The origins of the company can be traced back to 1666 when it was formed in Galashiels under the name of David Ballantyne.
During the next two hundred years the company grew and developed. In 1884 it moved to a new purpose built mill at March Street in Peebles;[3] still the home of Robert Noble today.
During the twentieth century Ballantyne's formed part of the Dawson International[4] business. However during the latter part of the twentieth century the UK textiles industry[5] went through various re-structuring and Robert Noble was sold off as a separate business.
The Robert Nobles business had lost significant sales in early 2000s when MoD contracts for Scottish Regiments were sent outside the UK [6]
In 2015, after trying to sell the company privately, the management publicly put the site up for sale. Unable to find buyers for the site, the two businesses Robert Noble and Replin were sold to other manufacturers.
Robert Noble was sold to Magee's in Ireland and Replin was sold to AW Hainsworth based in Yorkshire
Robert Noble history
Company history and timeline[7]
Historic images of March Street Mills
Historic aerial photographs of March Street Mills[8] [9]
Image of railway waggon advertising March Street Mills [10]
Plan of railway siding at March Street Mills[11]
Image of old railway line at March Street Mills [12]
Recent references about Robert Noble
Picture of March Street Mill in 2014[13]
Visit around March Street Mill [14]
Video of Robert Noble visit[15]
Duchamp video about Robert Noble
Royal visit to March Street Mill in 2013 [16]
History of Ballantyne's businesses
Ballantyne's Innerleithen Mill history[17]
Ballantyne's Mill history [18]
Peebles history
History of Peebles 1850 - 1990, including information on March Street Mills[19]
External Link
References
- ^ List of oldest companies#cite note-realBusiness-202
- ^ List of oldest companies#1650 to 1699
- ^ Peebles
- ^ Cashmere wool
- ^ Textile manufacturing
- ^ http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/scots-super-regiment-to-be-kitted-out-in-foreign-kilts-1-1107186
- ^ http://robert-noble.co.uk/our-mill/timeline/
- ^ http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/145096/details/peebles+march+street+ballantyne+s+mill/
- ^ http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/spw027114
- ^ http://www.wemyssprivaterailway.info/assets/images/autogen/a_57_1_b.jpg
- ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/peebles_first/1899map.gif
- ^ http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=6263
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4065748
- ^ http://clementsandchurch.co.uk/blog/a-trip-to-the-mills-of-peebles/
- ^ http://makeworks.co.uk/companies/RobertNoble/
- ^ http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/holyrood-day-three
- ^ http://www.innerleithen.org.uk/textiles
- ^ http://scotchhouse.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/short-history-of-ballantyne.html
- ^ http://www.historyofpeebles.com/Page3.html