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Morton Sundour
British textile manufacturer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morton Sundour Fabrics Limited was a British textile manufacturer based at Dentonhill, Carlisle, England. In 1980 it was called "one of Britain's major textile firms".[1] It ceased trading in November 1996.[2]
It was founded in 1914, by Alexander Morton who reorganised his Alexander Morton and Company Ltd, with Morton Sundour as "the major off-shoot".[1][2] It was run by his second son James Morton.[1]
They were particularly known for their furnishing fabrics.[3]
Some of their fabrics are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.[3]
People who created designs for them included George Henry Walton and Minnie McLeish.[4]
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