India Mill, Darwen
From Graces Guide
of Darwen.
Built between 1859-71 by Eccles Shorrock and Co. The architect was E. Bates of Manchester.
Eccles Shorrock later went bankrupt and died of ill health in Edinburgh. India Mills continued as the Darwen Cotton Spinning Co until 1933 when it became India Mills (Darwen).
1885 'the largest spinning mill in the town'.[1]
1891 Directory: Listed. India Mills Cotton Spinning Co.[2]
In 1954 William Baird acquired the company and in 1974 Carrington Viyella took it over. The mill closed in 1991.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Cotton Factory Times - Friday 05 June 1885
- ↑ 1891 Cotton Mills in Darwen