1891 Cotton Mills in Farnworth, Kearsley and Moses Gate

Farnworth, Kearsley and Moses Gate (p97)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• William and Joseph Almond, Limited, Harrowby Mills, Harrowby street; 27,168 spindles, 168/408 weft and twist; 241 looms, nankeens, checks, ginghams and fustians; Manchester warehouse-1 and 3, Walton's Buildings, 50, Cannon street. Pay day Wednesday after first Tuesday.

• Samuel F. Armitage and Sons, Moorfield and Bankfield Mills; 541 looms, fancy dress goods; Manchester warehouse-9, Palace st. Pay day every Tuesday, 3 to 4. Telegrams, "Armitage Farnworth."

• Baker and Whittaker, Bankfield Mill, Ringley; 150 looms, checks, ginghams, cotton linseys, stripes, &c.; Manchester warehouse-10, Peel street, Cannon street. Pay day first Tuesday, and every Tuesday and Friday.

• Thomas Barnes and Co, Limited, Farnworth Cotton Mills; 56,674 spindles, 168/308 weft and twist; 1,800 looms, cords, swansdown, moleskin, grey and white twills, &c. Pay day at the Manchester warehouse-21, Marsden square, on the last Friday; and at Gladstone Road Mill, Farnworth, on the following day. Telegrams, "Barnes, Farnworth;” "Cords, Manchester." Edwin Whittaker, secretary.

• Philip and Thomas Bateman, Limited, Egerton Mill, Cawdor street; 1,000 spindles, coarse counts; 150 looms, quilts, toilets, alhambras, cotton blankets and cotton blanket printers.

• Bentinck Street Mill Co, Limited; 240 looms, fancy cotton goods; Manchester office 28A, Faulkner street. Pay day first Tuesday. William Fielding, manager.

• Thomas Bold, Lark Hill Mills; 140 looms, ticks, nankeens, grandrills, checks, &c.; and Hope Mills, Swinton; Manchester warehouse-5, Palace street. Pay day first Tuesday.

• Robert, Briercliffe, Albion Mills, Moses Gate; 48,000 spindles, 808 pin cop weft and upwards, 60, large cop weft and upwards, 50, twist and upwards. Pay day Wednesday after first Tuesday. Telegrams, " Briercliffe, Moses Gate."

• Crook Brothers, Denmark Mills, Moses Gate; 30,000 spindles, 601, twist, 80, weft.

• Eli Dyson, Victoria Mill, Albert road, Farnworth; and Brookhouse Mill, Little Hulton; 36,000 spindles, 168/328 throstle twist; Manchester office-10,Swan court, Market street

• John Dyson, Lime Street Mill; 68 looms, nankeens, regattas, oxfords, dobbies, &c.; Manchester office 10, Swan Court. Pay day first Tuesday.

• Simeon Dyson and Co, Kearsley Mills, Church road; 19,000 spindles, 68/328 throstle twist. Manchester office-10, Bull's Head Chambers, Hopwood Avenue. Pay day last Wednesday.

• J. and J. Hardman, Egyptian Mill, Long Causeway; 22,140 spindles, 208/808 twist and weft. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, " Hardman, Farnworth."

• John Harwood and Son, Cobden Mill, Moses Gate; and Woodside Mills, Great Lever, Bolton

• John Hindley, Egerton Street Mill, Moses Gate; 4,000 spindles, 208/248 twist; 180 looms, fustians; Manchester warehouse-Hopwood avenue. Pay day first Tuesday, 2-30 to 3-30.

• Horrockses, Crewdson and Co, Limited, Lorne Street Mill, Moses Gate; Rose Hill Mill, Nelson street, Bolton; and Yard Works, Sovereign and New Preston Mills, Preston ; registered office-55, Piccadilly, Manchester.

• Job Irlam and Co, Hope Mill; 120 looms, bed ticks, shirtings, regattas, grandrills, &c.; Manchester warehouse-5, Friday street, High street. Pay days first Tuesday and Friday.

• Kenyon and Co, Bent Mills, Kearsley; 170 looms, nankeens; grandrills, satteens, harvards, regattas and fancy shirtings Manchester warehouse-29, Cannon street. Pay days Tuesday and Friday.

• Thomas Kershaw, Sun Mills, Moses Gate; 370 looms, nankeens, regattas, checks, &c.; Manchester warehouse-3, Bridgewater place, High street. Pay day first Tuesday. Telegrams, " Drabs, Manchester."

• Kingsley Brothers, Arthur Mills, Kearsley; 200 looms, drills, trouserings, denims, ticks, jeans, regattas, &c.; Manchester warehouse-27, Fountain street.

• John Henry Lee, Campbell Street Mills, and Perseverance Mill, Emlyn street, Moses Gate; 22,000 spindles, 808/1508 twist and weft; Manchester warehouse-24, High street.

• Humphrey Lloyd and Sons, Heaton Mills, Harrowby street; 90 looms, checked and striped harvards, regattas and ticks. Pay day last Friday. Manchester office-28, Church street.

• Thomas Nuttall and Sons, Oak Mills; 35,000 spindles, 168/408 throstle twist; 210 looms, twills, satteens, jeanettes, herringbones, &c. Pay day second Wed., at the mill, from 3 to 5; and at Hopwood avenue, Manchester, on the second Tuesday.

• John Phethean and Co, Limited, Cawdor street; 340 looms, cotton sheets, alhambra quilts, white and coloured counterpanes, &c.; Manchester warehouse-1, George street; London office-1, Red Lion court, Watling street, E.C. Telegrams, "Phido, Moses Gate." Telephone Nos.-Manchester,418 ; Moses Gate, 39.

• Porritt Brothers, Bridgewater Mill; 245 looms, regattas, checks, shirtings, harvards and fancy goods. Pay day first Friday, at the Manchester office-6, Swan court.

• S. and J. Prestwich, Pandora and Lark Mills; 11,500 spindles, 128/248 throstle twist; 750 looms, nankeens, regattas, &c.; Manchester warehouse-13, Marsden square. Pay day second Wednesday.

• Robert Ramsden, Albert Mill, Albert road; 12,000 spindles, Bolton counts.

• Topp and Hindley, Limited, Causeway Mills, Long Causeway; 16,000 spindles, 168/328 twist and weft; 400 looms, fustians; Manchester warehouse -19, New Brown street. Pay at tall. Telephone No., 863.

• Wallwork and Sussum, Albert Mills, Gladstone road; 61,440 spindles, 408/708 twist, 408/1108 weft. Pay day Wednesday after first Tuesday, 9-30 to 11-30.

• Wilson and Sons, Limefield Mill; 302 looms, nankeens, ticks, satteens, oxfords, &c.; Manchester warehouse-15, Palace st. Pay day second Tuesday.

FINISHERS

• William Nicholson and Son, Albert Road Finishing Works.

Little Hulton. 1 mile S.W. from Farnworth (p99)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Edward Clarke and Son, Greenheys Mill; 128 looms, quiltings, welts, satins, drills, &c. Pay day Friday, 3 to 4, at Manchester warehouse-5, St. Peter's square. telegrams, "Welt, Manchester"; " Clarke, Little Hulton."

• Eli Dyson, Brookhouse Mill, Little Hulton; and Victoria Mill, Albert road, Farnworth; 24,000 spindles, 168/328 throstle twist; Manchester office -10, Swan court, Market street.

• Holden and Son, Grecian Mill; 20,000 spindles, 808/908 weft. Pay day first Wednesday, 10 to 1.

• Henry Hurst (and warper), Brook Mill, Worsley road; 9,000 spindles, 108/328 twist. Telegraphic address -Farnworth, near Bolton.

• Robert Spedding and Sons, Clegg Lane Mill; 118 looms, harvard and retta checks and stripes, ticks, nankeens, satteens, andrills, denims, &c.

Stoneclough. 1 mile S.E. from Farnworth (p99)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Giles Gee and Sons, Moss Rose Mill; 13,000 spindles, 148/268 water twist; 278 looms, checks, drills, denims, grandrills, nankeens and ticks; Manchester warehouse-34, Charlotte street. Pay day first Wednesday, 9 to 5.

DYER, BLEACHER AND SIZER

• John Rothwell (and printer), Stoneclough Works.

Walkden. 1 mile W. from Farnworth (p99)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• John Booth and Co, Bridgewater Mills; 112 looms, jeans, nankeens, grandrills, ticks and shirtings; Manchester warehouse-18, High street.

• Burgess, Ledward and Co, Wardley Mill; 550 looms, fancy coloured goods ; Manchester warehouse- 50A, Mosley st. Pay days first and second Tues. day, 3 to 4. Telegrams, " Fastdi, Manchester."

• H. and C. Cooke, Walkden Mill; 212 looms, checks, Harvard and Oxford shirtings, grandrills, ticks, jeans, &c.; Manchester warehouse-2, Peel street. Pay day first Friday after first Tuesday, at Manchester.

• Farnworth Cotton Spinning and Manufacturing Co, Limited, Park Mill; 42,600 spindles, 508/808 twist and weft. J. Clowes, manager. William Hartley, secretary.

• John Faulkner, (cotton doubler and fish net yarn manufacturer), Granville Mills; 4,000 spindles, 128/1508 twist.

• E. Lane and Sons, Hope Mill; 60 looms, ticks, regattas, check and striped shirtings, &c.

• E. Bothwell, Linnyshaw Mills; 300 looms, oxfords, harvards, shirtings, checks, &c.; Manchester warehouse-6, Palace square, off Market street. Pay day first Friday.

• W. A. Bothwell, Primrose Mill; 180 looms, nankeens, blue jeans, ticks, grandrills, dobbies and checks.

• William Walker, Walkden Mill; 104 looms, satin drills, satteens, &c. Pay day every Tuesday, from 3 to 4, at 42, Cannon street, Manchester.

• T. Wallwork and Son, Walkden Mill; 64 looms, checks, satteens, grandrills, nankeens, &c. Pay day Tuesday, at Manchester warehouse -14, Watling street.

Sources of Information

• Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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