Tobacco warehouse, Waggon Road, Bo'ness

Maker
Ellen Howden
Production date
Jul 1977
 Description
View of a five-storey stone-built building. It has been blackened by smoke from domestic and industrial chimneys, ships and railway engines.
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Maker
Production date
Jul 1977
Subject place
Tobacco Warehouse/Waggon Rd/Bo'ness town centre/Bo'ness area
Subject notes
In the 18th century, Scotland developed as a major European tobacco entrepot, with tobacco imported from Virginia into Glasgow, transported across the country and shipped on to the continent via Bo'ness and other east coast ports.
Accession number
P02493

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