1891 Cotton Mills in Great Harwood

Great Harwood (p103)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Albion Mill Co, Limited; 512 looms, dhooties and satteens. E. Sutton, manager and sec.

• Birtwistle and Fielding, St. Lawrence and Saw Mills; 1,128 looms, dhooties, dobbies and jacquard goods. Pay day last Wednesday. Telephone No., 602.

• William Birtwistle and Sons, Delph Road Mill, Great Harwood and Madder Clough Mills, Clayton-le-Moors; 42,000 spindles, 208/401 twist, 201/701 weft. Pay day last Wed. Telephone No., 602.

• Britannia Mill Manufacturing Co, Limited, Britannia Mill; 644 looms, jacconettes, cambrics and dhooties. B. Brunton, manager and secretary.

• Church Street Manufacturing Co, Limited, Church Street Mill; 260 looms, cambrics, mulls and jacconettes; and Holme and Jubilee Mills, Padiham. Pay day Friday, at Great Harwood. Telegrams, "Church, Great Harwood." Thomas Noble, manager; Samuel Wolstenholme, secretary.

• Great Harwood Commercial Co, Limited, St. Hubert's, Albert and Clayton Street Mills; 2,040 looms, plain cloths, dhooties, dobbies and fancy handkerchiefs. Accounts remitted by cheque every Wednesday. Telegrams, " Commercial Co., Great Harwood." Telephone No., 603. H. Ainsworth, manager; D. Bentley, secretary.

• James and David Kemp, Prospect Mill; 760 looms, dhooties, dobbies and plain goods. All accounts remitted by cheque.

• John and Allan Noble, Limited, Victoria Mill; 516 looms

• William and John Thompson, Bank Mills;. 31,602 spindles, 3011/548 weft, 328/409 twist; 588 looms, dhooties, shirtings, &c.; Manchester office - 10, Norfolk street. Telephone No., 204

• Wellington Mill Co, Ltd, Wellington and Park View Mills; 1,096 looms, dhooties, dobbies, mulls and jacconettes. Pay days Tuesday and Friday. J. Monk, manager; J. T, Birtwistle, secretary.

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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