1891 Cotton Mills in Newchurch

Newchurch (p141)

BLEACHERS AND DYERS

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

Rossendale Dyeing Co. (dyers and winders of every description of cotton and wool heading yarns, delivered in the bundle or wound on paper tubes), Scout, near Newchurch.

WHITEHEAD & TAYLOR (dyers, bleachers, winders, &c.; cotton, woollen, and silk yarns supplied in bundle, on Warpers' bobbins, paper tubes, waterproof tubes, or wood pirns; gold plate, gold thread, &c.), Shawclough Dye Works.

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Ashworth Robert, Annis Mill, Lumb; 5,000 spindles, 228twist, 40, weft; 140 looms, domestics, mexicans and T cloths.

Clarke Holme Commercial Co., Limited; 10,500 spindles, 300 looms. Pay day third Wednesday. John Bridge, manager ; G. H. Birtwistle, see.

Cropper Abraham (waste), Lower Whitewell Bottom Mill; 1,750 spindles.

DALE MILLS CO., LIMITED, Dale Mills, Edgeside Holme; 26,000 spindles, 161/36" twist, 14/146,weft; 500 looms. Pay day second Wednesday. John McLachlan, manager.

Pickup James & Brother, Spring and Isle of Man Mills; 20,000 spindles, 148/248 twist, 168/408 weft; 500 looms, heavy domestics, mexicans, &c.

ROSSENDALE BELTING CO., Albion Mill; 42 looms, solid woven hair belting. Manchester offices-10, West Mosley street.-See advt.

Scout Bottom Spinning Co., Limited, Scout Bottom Mill; 10,260 spindles, 228/248 twist,408 weft. Pay day third Wednesday.

Shepherd Caleb, Sagar Holme Mill; 7,000 spindles, 4'/8' weft ; 170 looms, waste twills, sheetings and domestics.

TAYLOR JOHN & SONS, Lower Whitewell Bottom Mills; 12 looms, hair and cotton duck belting. Telegrams, "Buffalo, Waterfoot."

Waters T. B., Wood Mill Shed; 188 looms.

Whitewell Spinning Co., Ltd., Osborne Mill; 9,896 spindles; 274 looms, domestics and T cloths. George Hitchen, manager ; W. H. Spencer, see.

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS

Mitchell Brothers (and dyers and printers), Albert Works; Manchester warehouse-38, George St. Telegrams, " Mitchells, Waterfoot."

Tattersall John & Sons (woollen and worsted spinners, and fullers, dyers and finishers), Shawelough Mills.

Water. 2 miles N. from Newchurch (p141)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS.

Calvert John, Forest Mill; 560 looms, cambrics, printers and Turkey red cloths.

White John Hargreaves, Graver Weir Mill; 7,000 spindles, 21, twist, 168/401, weft; 14l looms, calicoes, twills, sheetings, &c.

Waterfoot adjoins Newchurch (p141)

WOOLLEN AND FELT MANUFACTURERS

Ashworth Edwd. & Co., Cowpe Mill

Ashworth Richd. (felt), Bridge End Felt Carpet Works. Telegrams, " Felts, Waterfoot."

Rawlinson Rowland, Myrtle Grove Felt & Baize Works

ROSTRON RICHARD (white, green and crimson printed druggets, green and crimson, scarlet and blue shipping baizes, &c.), Waterbarn Mills. Goods address-" Waterfoot Station."

Stansfield & Co. (felt), Lumb Holes Mills. Telegrams, " Carpets, Waterfoot."

WOOLLEN PRINTERS

Bareroft James (felt carpets), Siss Clough

Taylor David (felts, and seal rugs and blanketing), Bridge End Print Works ; also at Guben, Germany

Trickett Joshua (and dyer), Green Bridge Print Works

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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