. ▁The ▁first ▁modern ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁by ▁the ▁present ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁small ▁church . ▁Vari ous ▁churches ▁of ▁other ▁denomin ations ▁were ▁constructed ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁but ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁text ile ▁finishing ▁industry ▁came ▁to ▁Bon hill ▁with ▁a ▁print works , ▁the ▁Dal mon ach ▁Works ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁It ▁bur nt ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁Henry ▁Bell . ▁A ▁second ▁text ile ▁works ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁and ▁two ▁more ▁works ▁had ▁begun ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Some ▁closed ▁shortly ▁afterwards , ▁but ▁one ▁last ed ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁Dal mon ach ▁Works ▁itself ▁featured ▁a ▁school ▁outside ▁the ▁main ▁gates , ▁serving ▁children ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁children ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁works . ▁After ▁the ▁works ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁its ▁buildings ▁were ▁used ▁an ▁army ▁bar ra cks ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁occupied ▁by ▁various ▁smaller ▁companies ▁before ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁leaving ▁only ▁the ▁school ▁which ▁remains ▁as ▁a ▁listed ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁rapidly ▁expanded ▁in ▁the ▁