What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Pends. This gatehouse linked the Abbey guest house with the church and monks' quarters. Much later, the building housed Dunfermline's first damask weaving loom, set up by James Blake in 1718. Damask linen became Dunfermline's main industry for the next 200 years.
James Blake established Dunfermline's first damask weaving loom at The Pends in 1718, initiating an industry that became central to the town's economy for two centuries.
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