Our Rich History
Andrew Knowles; master painter and decorator – founder of Andrew Knowles & Son, was born in Bank Buildings, Lasswade in 1850 and died at Burn Place (above the shop) in November 1924.
He married Helen Falconer and they lived at 5 Union Park, Bonnyrigg where his three children were born – William, Elizabeth and Charlotte. Andrew Knowles decided to start his own business on the birth of his third child, Charlotte, born on 27th July 1888.