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 Hollingworth 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 Wednesday. 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
Kershaw Charles (of flannels, felts, &c.), Wellfield Mill. Pay day third Wednesday. Telegrams. " Kershaw, 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." Telephone Nos.-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, "Buckley, Smallbridge."
HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS Grimshaw Thomas & Sons, Sun Mill. Telegrams, " Grimshaws, Littleborough."
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS
Barrett Joseph & Albert, Bank Mill; 86 looms, flannels, &c. Telegrams, " Barrett, Littleborough." Telephone No., 2
Harwood John, Dry Dock Mill ; roller cloths, clearer cloths, blankets, &c.
Heap Wm. & Sons, West View Mills; 110 looms, 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, " Kershaw, 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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