Coventry Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co: Difference between revisions
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1896 Site had a newly re-built factory of four stories measuring 162 ft. by 102 ft. in 12 acres of grounds. | 1896 Site had a newly re-built factory of four stories measuring 162 ft. by 102 ft. in 12 acres of grounds. | ||
1896. April. The [[Daimler]] company purchased a lease for sixty-two and a half years on the former premises of the [[Coventry Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co]] from [[E. T. Hooley]] for £17,500. Part of the site was then immediately sold to the [[Great Horseless Carriage Co]] for more than the total cost of the site. | 1896. April. The [[Daimler]] company purchased a lease for sixty-two and a half years on the former premises of the [[Coventry Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co]] from [[Ernest Terah Hooley|E. T. Hooley]] for £17,500. Part of the site was then immediately sold to the [[Great Horseless Carriage Co]] for more than the total cost of the site. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 13 October 2014
This would appear to be the same company as Leigh Mills Co
c. 1891 Serious fire severely damaged the building.
1896 Site had a newly re-built factory of four stories measuring 162 ft. by 102 ft. in 12 acres of grounds.
1896. April. The Daimler company purchased a lease for sixty-two and a half years on the former premises of the Coventry Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co from E. T. Hooley for £17,500. Part of the site was then immediately sold to the Great Horseless Carriage Co for more than the total cost of the site.
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