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of Fir Grove Mills, Milnrow, Rochdale.
1879 Company established.
1891 Directory (Rochdale): Listed as Cotton spinners and manufacturers. More details
Later known as Richard Barnes' Sons
1957 Acquired by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.[1]
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