1891 Cotton Mills in Padiham and Highham
Padiham and Highham (p161)
COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
Briggs Edwd. & Co., Bridge End and Perseverance Mills; 26,300 spindles, 308/608 weft; and Greenbank Mill, Blackburn. Accounts paid at Greenbank Mill
Church Street Manufacturing Co., Limited, Holme, Jubilee and Smithy Gate Mills, Padiham ; and Church Street Mill, Great Harwood; 1,188 looms, printers. Pay day Friday, at Great Harwood. Telegrams, " Church, Great Harwood." Thomas Noble, manager ; Samuel Wolstenholme, secretary
Commercial Mill Co., Commercial Mill; 788 looms, jacconettes, shirtings, dhooties, printers, &c.
Dean Brothers, Levant Mill; 336 looms, printers and shirtings
Gawthorpe & Jackson, Enterprise and Industry Mills ; 324 looms, printers, madapollams, jacconettes, &c.
Graham & Co., Fir Tree Mills, Higham, near Burnley; 820 looms, printers
GREENBROOK MANUFACTURING CO., LIMITED, Jubilee Mill; 800 looms, printers, jacconettes, cambrics, dhooties, splits and mulls. Pay day Friday. Telegrams, "Greenbrook, Padiham." Telephone No., 212. J. H.Dearden, manager ; George Moorhouse, secretary
INGHAM WILLIAM & SONS, LIMITED, Albert and River Side Mills ; 15,000 spindles, 328/508 weft; 1,322 looms, twills only. Telegrams, `Ingham's,Limited,Padiham.' Telephone No.,204
Padiham Spinning Co., Limited, Victoria Mill; 30,000 spindles, 448/548 weft. Telegrams, " Spinning Co., Padiham." H. Ainsworth, manager; E. Garner, secretary
Stephenson & Co., Green Lane Mill; 14,500 spindles, 50, weft
Stuttard James & Sons, Clover Croft Mill, Higham; and at Fence and Rough Lee, near Burnley ;
Sabden, and Swinton ; 29,000 spindles ; 1,350 looms ; Manchester office-61, Mosley street
Thompson R. & Co., Limited, Green Lane Mill, Padiham ; and Commercial Mill, Accrington ; 640 looms, twills, serges, stripes, satteens, &c.
Thompson R. & Sons, Britannia and Alma Mills; 40,000 spindles, 281/348 twist, 2811/608 weft; 987 looms, figured borders and dhooties; Manchester office-28, Princess street. Telegrams, " Thompsons, Padiham ; " "Thorax, Manchester." Telephone Nos.-Padiham, 206; Manchester, 55
Whittaker John & Son, Limited, Wellington Mill; 36,270 spindles, 3011/441 weft; 654 looms, shirtings, dhooties and satteens ; and Britannia Mill, Craw- shawbooth
Sources of Information
Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
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