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 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 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.

York Mill, Rishton

From Graces Guide

1910 NEW RISHTON MILL STARTED; Christening of Engines. A record in mill building has been accomplished with the erection of the new York Mill, Rishton. The proprietors, Messrs. Boardman and Baron, set out to beat a record of erecting and completely fitting up a mill in nine months, and they have succeeded in beating that by no less than three months. ....'[1]. Engine by Clayton, Goodfellow and Co.

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Sources of Information

  1. Accrington Observer and Times - Saturday 13 August 1910