1891 Cotton Mills in Bacup

Bacup (p51)

BLEACHERS AND DYERS

BYROM DYEING CO., LIMITED (dyers and winders of every description of cotton and wool heading yarns-delivered in bundle or wound on warping bobbins or paper tubes), [[Flowers Mill, Bacup]]; and Mill End Dye Works, Newchurch- See advt.

Steiner Frederick & Co., Irwell Spring Dye Works, Bacup; and at Church and Rawtenstall.

TAYLOR, TAYLOR & CO. (coloured wool and cotton heading yarns, in bundle or on tubeindigo Turkey red, and white and grey cord), Albion Works, Greensnook.

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Albion Mill Co., Albion Shed, and Grove Mill; about 600 looms, India and China shirtings, &;. Manchester office-84, Mosley street. Edward Isherwood, manager.

ASHWORTH JAMES & CO., Gardens Mill, Burnley road; 72 looms, waste plains, drills, twills, osnaburgs, mexicans, &c. Pay day last Wednesday.

Barrowcough Thomas & Sons, Waterside and Greens MO, Burnley'road, Bacup; and Troughgate Shed, Britannia; 11,450 spindles; 500 looms, printers, shirtings and plain calicoes. Pay day third Wednesday.

Best T. E. & Co., Height Barn Mill, New Line; 1,050 spindles, 208/4011 spinnings; 318 looms, domestics, T cloths, &c. Pay day second Wed.

Hargreaves Abraham, Parrock Mill; 8,500 spindles, 158/248 weft, 188/208 twist; 95 looms, wigans, twills, sheetings, &c.

Haworth James & Bros., Forest Mill; 15,000 spindles, 208/228 twist; 350 looms, domestics and T cloths; Manchester warehouse - 53, Fountain street. Pay day third Wednesday.

Howorth John, Rockliffe Mill; 305 looms, domestics, mexicans and drills.

Hoyle J. & J. Bros., Olive and Meadows Mills; 32,000 spindles; 766 looms. Pay day third Wednesday.

Hoyle Joshua & Sons, Limited, Plantation, India and Beech Mills, Bacup ; and [[Brooksbottoms Mill]], Summerseat; 101,000 spindles, 3,000 looms; and at Freeholds Mill, Shawforth; Manchester warehouse-41, Mosley street. Pay day last Wed, at the registered office-India Mill, Bacup.

Lord Richard, Oaken Clough, Green End Mills, and Flowers Shed; 9,000 spindles; 332 looms, domestics and T cloths; Manchester warehouse -13, George street. Pay day third Wednesday.

Maden John & Son, Spring Holme, [[Throstle and Lee Mills]]; 21,522 spindles; 571 looms, domestics, T cloths, wigans, shirtings, &c.; Manchester ware- house-18A, Mosley street. Pay day second Wed.

Rossendale Industrial Co., Limited, [[Irwell and Weir Mills]]; 40,000 spindles, 201/248; 1,000 looms, domestics and T cloths. Pay day last Wednes- day. Geo. Eastwood, secretary; J. Noble and Geo. Hudson, managers.

Shepherd George & James, Holmes Mills; 32,000 spindles, 1,000 looms; Manchester warehouse- 27A, George street. Pay day third Tuesday and following day.

Whitehead Harry & Co., Broadclough Mill; 17,000 spindles, 400 looms. Pay day Tues., by cheque.

SIZER

Greaves William (cotton warp), South Street Size Works.

Britannia. 1.5 miles S. E. from BACUP (p53)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Barrowelough Thomas & Sons, Troughgate Shed; 230 looms, printers, shirtings and plains; and at Greens and Waterside Mills, Bacup.

Heyworth Robert, Park Mill; 70 looms, domestics, sheetings, twills, &c.

Nuttall Brothers, Park Shed; 36 looms, plains, jeans, twills and satteens.

Pickup William, Albert Shed; 250 looms. Pay day second Wednesday.

Sutcliffe & Smith, Britannia Mill; 12,000 spindles, 121/301; 400 looms, sheetings, heavy domestics and cotton ducks. Pay day second Wednesday.

Whittaker Bros., Park Shed; about 40 looms, stripes, lustres, flannelettes, checks, regattas and oxfords. Pay day third Wednesday.

Stacksteads. 1.5 miles S.W. from BACUP (p53)

BLEACHERS AND DYERS

Turnbull & Stockdale (and finishers and calico printers), Irwell Print Works, Stacksteads. Telegrams, " Turnbull, Stacksteads."

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Hall William, Victoria Mill ; 5,000 spindles, 241/2611 twist, 181/361 weft ; 130 looms, T cloths and domestics. Pay day second Wednesday

Hardman Brothers, Acre Mill; 10,000 spindles, 221, twist, 221/361 weft ; 260 looms, domestics, twills, and satin tops ; Manchester warehouse-28A, Marble street

New Bacup and Wardle Commercial Co., Limited, Far Holme Mill-George Taylor, manager ; and Kiln Holme Mill-George Birtwistle, manager ; 60,292 spindles, 261/301 twist, 281/401 weft ; 1,320 looms, cloths, madapollams and domestics. G. H. Dearden, secretary

Ormerod George, Stacksteads Shed ; 320 looms, mexicans, T cloths and domestics. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, " Ormerod, Stacksteads."

Rossendale Cotton Spinning and Manufacturing Co., Limited, Rossendale Mill; 28,000 spindles, 20'/26' twist, 303/408 weft ; 752 looms, domestics and T cloths. Pay day every Wednesday. J. Howorth, manager ; A. Lord, secretary

Sellers Henry, Nunn Hills Mill; 4,000 spindles, 161/261. Pay day every Wednesday

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURER

Ashworth James, Acre Mill; 87 looms, pellons, baizes, &c. Telegrams, " Ashworths, Stacksteads."

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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