1891 Cotton Mills in Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall
BLEACHERS
Mitchell J. W., Holme Mill
Mitchell William, Constablee
Taylor Henry S., Holme Bleach Works; Manchester office-34, Brazennose street
CALICO PRINTERS
Steiner F. & Co. (and Turkey red dyers), Sunnyside; and at Bacup and Church
COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
Ashworth James Henry & Co., Limited, Hall Carr Mills; 36,000 spindles, 940 looms. Pay day last Wednesday
Butterworth John & Son, Constablee Mill ;1,200 spindles, 68 weft; 30 looms, sheetings and waste twills
Coates Brothers, Holmes Shed ; 200 looms, shirtings and printers
Hardman Brothers & Co. (and woollen), New Hall Hey Mills; 15,920 cotton spindles, 308/508; 302 cotton looms, shirtings, madapollams, &c.; 4,280 woollen and worsted spindles; 108 looms, pellons, dosfrizas and baizes. Pay day last Friday
Hardman George, Albion Mill ; 500 looms, fine twills, dyed and printed silicias, elastic and steamed twills. Pay day last Wednesday. Manchester warehouse-29, Cannon street
Hargreaves John & Sons (hard waste), Goodshaw Fold and Holmes Mills ; 4,500 spindles, 100 looms
Haworth George, Reeds Holme Works ; 21,000 spindles, 128/428 weft, 168/258 twist; 660 looms, sheetings, twills, domestics and T cloths ; Manchester warehouse-54, Fountain street
Higher Mill Spinning Co., Limited ; 19,350 spindles, 188/408 ; 630 looms, long cloths, T cloths, domestics, &c. Pay day last Friday. John Greenwood, manager ; Thomas W. Haslam, secretary
Ilex Mill Co., Limited ; 50,000 spindles, 308/328 twist, 308/508 weft ; 760 looms. Pay day last Friday.
E. Hawkins and J. Knowles, managers ; Ash. Chalk, secretary
Robinson William & Co., Lower Clowes Mill; 4,000 spindles ; 150 looms, waste twills, crepes, &c.; and Union and Victoria Mills, Haslingden
Thomas Thomas (waste), Laund Mill ; 3,000 spindles, 48/108; 162 looms, twills, plains, sheetings, &c.
Whitehead David & Sons, Lower Mill ; about 56,000 spindles; 591 looms. Pay day first Tuesday, by cheque
WORSLEY NICHOLAS, Holme Mill, Townsend fold; 3,000 spindles, about 100 looms; and at Rising Bridge Mill, Baxenden, Accrington. Pay day every Tuesday
Clough Fold. 1 mile E. from Rawtenstall (p143)
COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
Newchurch Spinning and Weaving Co., Limited, Victoria Works ; 55,000 spindles, 208/308 twist, 308/448 weft ; 1,200 looms. Pay day last Wednesday. Telegrams, "Victoria, Rawtenstall."
RAWTENSTALL COTTON MANUFACTURING CO., LIMITED, Union Works and Irwell Mill; 54,000 spindles, 308/508; 1,332 looms, madapollams, shirtings, T cloth and domestics. Payday every Wednesday. John Hindle, manager at Irwell Mill; Thos. Sutcliffe, manager at Union Mill; Jas. A. Hamer, secretary. Telegrams for Irwell Mill to Rawtenstall; for Union Works to Waterfoot
Crawshawbooth. 2 miles N. from Rawtenstall (p143)
CALICO PRINTERS
Rossendale Printing Co., Loveclough
COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
Globe Cotton Spinning and Manufacturing Co., Limited, Stone Holme Mill ; 54,000 spindles, 24'1/461; 714 looms, twills and plain cloth ; and at Macclesfield and Bollington. Pay day second Tuesday, at 1, Marsden street, Manchester
Goodshaw Fold Spinning Co., Sliven Clod Mill; 1,100 spindles, 48/68 weft; 30 looms, waste twills Ingham, Sharples & Co., Victoria Mill; 5,000 spindles, 48/128 weft ; 222 looms, waste twills and sheetings
Mitchell & Birtwistle, Rakefoot Mill ; 4,000 spindles, 48/88 weft ; 112 looms, sheetings, twills and crapes
Sykes T. V. & Sons, Goodshaw Fold; 30 looms (water power), twilled sheets and calicoes
Whittaker John & Son, Limited, Britannia Mill; 23,000 spindles; and Wellington Mill, Padiham
Sources of Information
Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
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