Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 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.

Holt Hosiery Co

From Graces Guide

Deane Road Mills, Deane Road, Bolton

Founded by Arthur Holt M.P. (1914-1995)

1932 Became a limited company

1948 'More than a thousand women's garments were destroyed in a fire at the Derby street mills of Holt Hosiery Co., Ltd., Bolton'[1]

1968 'family business engaged in the manufacture of a wide variety of outerwear and underwear garments'[2]

1975 Bought by Damart

1992 Holt Hosiery Co, Deane Road Mills, Deane Road, Bolton.[3]

2007 Employing 80 persons

See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Evening News - Tuesday 28 September 1948
  2. Formby Times - Wednesday 19 June 1968
  3. Manchester Evening News - Thursday 17 September 1992