1891 Cotton Mills in Littleborough

Littleborough (p113)

BLEACHER

• James S. Ashworth, (and finisher), Stansfield Bleaching and Finishing Works; Manchester office- 6A, Marble street.

CALICO PRINTERS

• Gale Printing Co, Gale, near Littleborough ; Manchester office-60, George street.

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• E. Clegg and Son, Limited, Shore Mills; 45,600 spindles, 1,352 looms. Pay day second Wed. Telegrams, "Clegg, Littleborough." Telephone No., 304.

• William Halliwell, Rakewood Mills, near Hollingworth Lake; 3,600 spindles, 61/71 weft; 64 looms, cotton sheets and'waste twills.

• J. and J. Kershaw, Dry Dock Mill; 64 looms, plain twills and wigans.

• Joseph Kershaw and Co, Brookfield Mill; 6,944 spindles, 181/24° weft, 261/421 warp; 300 looms, fustians; Manchester office-29, Hopwood avenue. Pay day second Wednesday. Telephone No., 6.

• Edward Mason, Featherstall Mill; 396 looms, mexi-cans and twills. Pay day second Wednesday.

• Joseph Schofield and Co, Town House Mill; 10,000 spindles, 148/328 twist, 16'/26' weft; 308 looms, fustians, &c.; pay day last Wednesday; and Green Vale Mill; 13,000 throstle spindles, 48/288 warps, beams and bundles; pay day third Wednesday. Manchester office-29, Hopwood avenue.Telephone No., 6.

• Sladen Wood Mill Co, Sladen Wood Mill; 10,500 spindles, weft; 1,040 looms. Pay day second Wednesday, 12 to 3-30. Telephone No.,8. Thomas Fletcher, manager.

• Samuel Whittaker, junior, Uber Mill; 16,000 spindles, 508/54' weft. Pay day last Wed. Telegrams," Uber, Littleborough."

DYERS AND FINISHERS

• James Chadwick, Pike Souse Mill

• John Clegg, (woollen and cotton finisher), Rakewood

• Thomas Fletcher and Son, (fullers and finishers), Higher Shore Mill

• J. and E. Hartley, (cotton raisers and finishers), Victoria Mill, Dearnley.

• Stephen Hartley, (and fuller), Ealees Mill

• William Henry Heap, West View Mills. Telegrams " Heaps, Littleborough," Telephone No., 7.

• Charles Kershaw, (of flannels, felts, &c.), Wellfield Mill. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams. "Kershaw, Littleborough." Telephone No., 305.

• John Leach, (finisher of all classes of woollen and angola shirtings, white goods, &c.), Longden End Mill, Rakewood.

• Littleborough Dyeing Co. (and printers of velvets, cords, &c.); Manchester office-51, Mosley street. Pay day last Friday. Telegrams, " Dyeing, Littleborough." Telephone Nos.-Rochdale,311; Manchester, 648.

• James Schofield and Sons, (finishers), New Mill, Church st., Littleborough; and woollen manufacturers at Buckley Mills, Smallbridge. Pay day last Wed.at Buckley Mill. Telegrams, "Buckley, Smallbridge."

HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS

• Thomas Grimshaw and Sons, Sun Mill. Telegrams," Grimshaws, Littleborough."

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS

• Joseph and Albert Barrett, Bank Mill; 86 looms, flannels, &c. Telegrams, " Barrett, Littleborough." Telephone No., 2.

• John Harwood, Dry Dock Mill; roller cloths, clearer cloths, blankets, &c.

• William Heap and Sons, West View Mills; 110 looms, flannels,Paydayfirst Wed. after first Tuesday. Telegrams, "Heaps, Littleborough," Telephone No., 7 .

• Kershaw Brothers, Sladen Mill, Littleborough; 94 looms, imitation Welshes and Lancashire flannels. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams, " Kershaw, Littleborough." Telephone No., 305.

• Lancashire and Yorkshire Productive Society, Limited, Hare Hill Mills; 58 looms, plain flannels. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams, " Productive,Littleborough." W. H. Greenwood, manager and secretary.

• Alfred and William Law, Durn and Lydgate Mills; 160 looms, flannels. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, "Law, Littleborough."

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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