Morton Sundour Fabrics Limited was a British textile manufacturer based at Dentonhill,

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, England. In 1980 it was called "one of Britain's major textile firms". It ceased trading in November 1996. It was founded in 1914, by

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who reorganised his Alexander Morton and Company Ltd, with Morton Sundour as "the major off-shoot". It was run by his second son James Morton. They were particularly known for their furnishing fabrics. Some of their fabrics are in the collection of the

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, London. People who created designs for them included

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and

Minnie McLeish Minnie McLeish (1876–1957), was a British textile designer. McLeish worked with Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Constance Irving for William Foxton Ltd in London and the Metz store in Amsterdam. She was "prolific", and designed fabrics for Mort ...

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