Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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From Graces Guide

of Darwen

1891 Directory (Darwen): Listed as Cotton spinner and manufacturers. Lorne Street Mill, Darwen, Townfield Mill, Darwen and New Mill, Darwen Mills; 1,552 looms, shirtings, dhooties, jacconettes and splits.[1]

1940 Sale of Weaving and Preparation Machinery (Listed).[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. Cotton Mills in Darwen 1891
  2. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 23 November 1940