Lochwinnoch was a little hamlet until the Industrial Revolution. Find out in this section what happened when revolution struck. The first menu option provides background to the Industrial Revolution. In particular why it started in the UK and nowhere else, spreading outward to eventually encompass the entire world. An insightful article by Dr Bret Devereaux outlines why the Roman civilisation never industrialised despite their impressive engineering capabilities.
As the textile industry waned Lochwinnoch got a second wind from the fabrication of furniture. This came about due to the Industrial Revolution bringing a lot of people into towns and villages