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 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.

Fir Tree Mill, Higham

From Graces Guide

of Higham, near Burnley.

1891 Directory: Listed. More details

1944 Fir Tree Mills Ltd was incorporated

1979 Became Carrington Viyella Knitting Ltd

1981 Carrington Viyella formed a JV with Guildford Mills Inc of USA into which it placed all its warp knitting activities; Carrington Viyella Knitting was renamed Guilford Kapwood Ltd[1]. The business was located at Somercotes in Derbyshire

1988 Guilford Kapwood was renamed Guilford Europe Ltd

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Apr. 30, 1981