1891 Cotton Mills in Littleborough
Littleborough (p113)
BLEACHER. Ashworth James S. (and finisher), Stansfield Bleach- ing and Finishing Works ; Manchester office- 6A, Marble street
CALICO PRINTERS.
Gale Printing Co., Gale, near Littleborough ; Man-
chester office-60, George street
COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Clegg E. & Son, Limited, Shore Mills; 45,600 spindles,
1,352 looms. Pay day second Wed. Telegrams,
"Clegg, Littleborough." Telephone No., 304
Halliwell William, Rakewood Mills, near Holling-
worth Lake; 3,600 spindles, 61/71 weft; 64 looms,
cotton sheets and'waste twills
Kershaw J. & J., Dry Dock Mill; 64 looms, plain
twills and wigans
Kershaw Joseph & Co., Brookfield Mill; 6,944
spindles, 181/24° weft, 261/421 warp ; 300 looms,
fustians; Manchester office-29, Hopwood avenue.
Pay day second Wednesday. Telephone No., 6
Mason Edward, Featherstall Mill; 396 looms, mexi-
cans and twills. Pay day second Wednesday
Schofield Joseph & Co., Town House Mill; 10,000 spindles, 148/328 twist, 16'/26' weft; 308 looms, fustians, &c.; pay day last Wednesday; and Green Vale Mill; 13,000 throstle spindles, 48/288 warps, beams and bundles; pay day third Wed- nesday. Manchester office-29, Hopwood avenue. Telephone No., 6 SLADEN WOOD MILL CO., Sladen Wood Mill; 10,500 spindles, weft; 1,040 looms. Pay day second Wednesday, 12 to 3-30. Telephone No.,8. Thomas Fletcher, manager Whittaker Samuel, jun., Uber Mill; 16,000 spindles, 508/54' weft. Pay day last Wed. Telegrams, " Uber, Littleborough."
DYERS AND FINISHERS.
Chadwick James, Pike souse Mill Clegg John (woollen and cotton finisher), Rakewood Fletcher Thomas & Son (fullers and finishers), Higher Shore Mill Hartley J. & E. (cotton raisers and finishers), Victoria Mill, Dearnley Hartley Stephen (and fuller),, Ealees Mill Heap William Henry, West View Mills. Telegrams " Heaps, Littleborough," Telephone No., 7
ltershaw Charles (of flannels, felts, &c.), Wellfield Mill. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams. " Ker- shaw, Littleborough." Telephone No., 305 Leach John (finisher of all classes of woollen and angola shirtings, white goods, &c.), Longden end Mill, Rakewood Littleborough Dyeing Co. (and printers of velvets, cords, &c.) ; Manchester office-51, Mosley street. Pay day last Friday. Telegrams, " Dyeing, Littleborough." TelephoneNos.-Rochdale,311; Manchester, 648 Schofield Jas. & Sons (finishers), New Mill, Church st., Littleborough; and woollen manufacturers at Buck- ley Mills, Smallbridge. Pay day lastWed.at Buckley Mill. Telegrams, "Buck-ley, Smallbridge."
HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS. Grimshaw Thomas & Sons, Sun Mill. Telegrams, " Grimshaws, Littleborough."
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS. Barrett Joseph & Albert, Bank Mill; 86 booms, flannels, &c. Telegrams, " Barrett, Little- borough." Telephone No., 2 Harwood John, Dry Dock Mill ; roller cloths, clearer cloths, blankets, &c. HeapWm. & Sons,WestViewMills;110looms, flannels, Paydayfirst Wed. after first Tuesday. Telegrams, "Heaps, Littleborough," Telephone No., 7
Kershaw Brothers, Sladen Mill, Littleborough; 94
looms, imitation Welshes and Lancashire flannels. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams, " Ker- shaw, Littleborough." Telephone No., 305
Lancashire & Yorkshire Productive Society, Limited,
Hare Hill Mills ; 58 looms, plain flannels. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams, " Productive, Littleborough." W. H. Greenwood, manager and secretary. Law Alfred & William, Durn and Lydgate Mills ; 160 looms, flannels. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, "Law, Littleborough."
Sources of Information
Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
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