1891 Cotton Mills in Mossley

Cotton Mills in Mossley, Brookbottom, Micklehurst and Roaches

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Brookbottom Spinning Co., Limited,. BrookbottomMills; 40,344 spindles, 32'/501twist. Pay day second Wednesday, 9 to 12-30

Brunswick Cotton Spinning Co., Limited, Victoria and Albert Mills, Micklehurst; 87,000 spindles, 50'160' twist, 60'/72' weft. Pay day second Wednesday. H. T. Clementson, secretary

Buckley & Lees, Spring Mill, Roaches; 46,000 spin-dles, 30'/50' twist ; and High Street Mills, Godley Buckley James-Trustees of-, Brookbottom Mills ; 33,750 spindles,40'/50' twist. Pay day second Wednesday

Buckley Nathaniel & Sons, Carr Hill Mills; 84,600 spindles, 30'/50' weft,301/40' twist; 450 looms, 72 reeds, India and China shirtings. Pay day last Friday

BUCKLEY ROBERT & SONS, Albert Mills; 86,000 spindles, 24/54' twist. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, "Albert, Mossley."

Buckley Robert Hyde & Sons, Limited (and doublers), Wood End, Croft, Roughtown, Stamford and Albion Mills ;184,000spindles,341/60' weft,201/60' twist, 20'/80' twofold; 450 looms, printersand shirtings. Pay day second Wednesday

Hilton & Hopkins, Union Mill, Roaches; 12,000 spindles,3011/40' twist. Pay day second Wednesday, 10 to 12-30 and 2 to 4

Kershaw Chas. & Sons, Valley Mills; 20,000 spindles, 36'/50' twist. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, "Aries, Mossley."

Mayall George & Co., Limited, Queen Street and Victoria Mills ; 200,000 spindles, 30'/50' twist

Mayall John, Britannia, Southend, Scout and Bottoms Mills ; 420,000 spindles, 32'/60' twist. Pay day second Wed. Telegrams, "Mayall, Mossley."

Meanock Nathan, Bank Mill, Roaches; 13,500 spindles, 128/328 twist. Pay day second Wed.

Mossley Spinning Co., Limited, Russell street; 40,900spindles, 408/608weft, 808/408twist. J. K. Smethurst, manager; Wm. Buckley, secretary Weir Mill Co., Weir Mill; 23,000 spindles, 268/338 twist. Pay day second Wed. J. Smith, manager

DYERS

Chadwick T. & W. B. (and makers of grandrelles and reelers' tie yarn), Quickwood Dye Works, Quick-wood. Pay day second Wednesday

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS

Buckley John & Co. (wool scourers, extractors and carders), Spring Mill, Micklehurst. Pay day second Wednesday

Howard Alfred (roller and clearer cloths, and printers' blankets), Castle Clough Mills, Micklehurst

Kershaw Hugh & Sons (roller, clearer and washer cloths, dressing flannel, sizing, winders and printers' cloths, blankets, &c.), Spring Bank Mill, Bottoms. Pay day Thursday after second Wed.

LAWTON GEORGE & SONS, Vale Mills, Micklehurst ; Wright Mill, Roaches; and Diggle Mill, Saddleworth ; 10,608 spindles; 138 looms, plain and fancy, Saxony, cricketing and shirting f lannels, &c. Letters should be addressed, "Vale Mills, Micklehurst." London warehouse-6, Gutter lane, E.C. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, " Micklehurst, Mossley."

Radcliffe R. & Sons (flannel), Squire Mills, Mickle-hurst ; London warehouse-5, Milk Street Buildings, Russia row, Cheapside. Pay day second Wednesday

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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