Werneth Spinning Co
of Henley Street, Oldham.
1874 Incorporated as a Limited Company.
1891 Directory (Oldham): Listed as cotton spinners and manufacturers. More details.
1946 Converted to a Public Limited Company, the firm occupied two adjacent mills on Henley Street, Featherstall Road, Oldham:[1]
- Mill No. 1 had approximately 5,600 ring spindles and 58,000 mule spindles.
- Mill No. 2 had approximately 65,000 mule spindles.
1959 Changed its name to Werneth Ring Mills Ltd.[2]
1974 Acquired by Oxley Threads.