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In 1946, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill was founded by Drew Stevenson as the Langholm Dyeing and Finishing Company Limited, dyeing wool yarn to order. His eldest son, David Stevenson, opened the first retail store in Randolph Place, Edinburgh, in 1970. In 1972, the first English store was opened in Carlisle. [8] [9]
"The Pen Shop of the World" – Historical, in reference to Birmingham's huge pen trade in the 1800s. [27] The Wool Exchange, Bradford, reflecting the importance of the wool trade to the city; Bracknell "Cracknell" – denigratory reference to Bracknell's predominantly lower middle class population, many of whom are assumed to be drug dealers.
The Detmer Woolen Company was founded in 1885 in New York City by Julian Francis Detmer. [1] The business dealt primarily with textile mills in New England. [2] Detmer (December 4, 1865 – November 26, 1958) was a native of Cleveland, Ohio who came to New York City and started a woolens wholesale and importing firm.
The town was originally part of the Town of Providence, but the area quickly grew. In 1801, the settlers decided that the town was big enough for a name of its own, and was named Northfield at an informal meeting held on March 13, 1801. In 1808, it was renamed Edinburgh because another Northfield was discovered in New York.
Waterford and Kilkenny Railway incorporated 21 July 1845 by the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. lxxxvii). [ 1 ] The aim was to create a series of railways which would connect Waterford, Cork, Dublin and Galway.
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor ( M-1 ). As of the 2010 census , the population was 20,103.
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Birmingham Depot is a former railroad train station located at 245 South Eton Street in Birmingham, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] As of 2022, the building is unoccupied. [2]
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