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1883 The company was transferred to a private joint-stock company of the same title. | 1883 The company was transferred to a private joint-stock company of the same title. | ||
1887 Hadfield Mills: 'Messrs. [[Mather and Platt]], of | |||
Salford, have erected what is believed to be the largest | |||
electric light installation at present existing in any cotton | |||
mill in this country. It comprises 1400 lamps of 16 candlepower, and is fed by two dynamos, each capable of an | |||
output of 44,000 watts. These are of the latest Edison-Hopkinson type, ....'<ref>[[Engineering 1887/01/28]]</ref> | |||
1889 The company was registered on 5 December, to take over a business of cotton spinners. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1889 The company was registered on 5 December, to take over a business of cotton spinners. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 14 February 2025
of Mersey Mills, Hollingworth; and Hadfield Mills, Hadfield, Glossop.
1859 Established by Thomas Rhodes.
1883 The company was transferred to a private joint-stock company of the same title.
1887 Hadfield Mills: 'Messrs. Mather and Platt, of Salford, have erected what is believed to be the largest electric light installation at present existing in any cotton mill in this country. It comprises 1400 lamps of 16 candlepower, and is fed by two dynamos, each capable of an output of 44,000 watts. These are of the latest Edison-Hopkinson type, ....'[1]
1889 The company was registered on 5 December, to take over a business of cotton spinners. [2]
1891 Directory (Glossop): Listed as Cotton spinner and manufacturers. More details
1930 Acquired by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1887/01/28
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ The Times, March 26, 1931