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, Lui ib ; 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, Edge- side 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; 42looms , 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'J88 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 at. 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 ; 140 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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