1891 Cotton Mills in Darwen

Darwen (Over and Lower) (p91)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• James Ainsworth and Co, Limited, Highfield Mill; 260 looms, shirtings. Pay day last Thursday.

• Birtwistle and Thompson, Woodfold Mill, Darwen; and Stanley Street and Nova Scotia Mills, Blackburn; 532 looms, jacconettes and dhooties, plain and figured. Pay day quarterly, fiat Wednesday after the 15th, at Stanley Street Mill, Blackburn.

• Brookside Weaving Co., Limited, Brookside and Dove Mills; 651 looms, unions, linen and cotton twills, and satteens. Pay day last Thursday, at Brookside Mill. Roger Lightbown, manager; R. Entwisle, secretary.

• John Catlow and Son, Radford Mill; 216 looms, shirtings and jacconettes. Pay day last Thursday, 10 to 12.

• Henry Cooper and Sons, Starkie Street Mill; 284 looms, T cloths, mexicans and domestics. Pay day last Thursday.

• Cotton Hall Spinning and Manufacturing Co, Limited, Cotton Hall Mill; 43,792 spindles, 24'/42' weft only; 588 looms. Pay day last Thursday. William H. Morris, manager and secretary.

• Darwen Cotton Manufacturing Co, Limited, Carrs Mill, Bolton road; 800 looms, India shirtings, &c. Pay day last Thursday. Telegrams, "Carrs, Darwen." Miles Bury, manager; T. W. A. Forrest, secretary.

• Eccles Brothers, Bottom Croft Mill; 492 looms, shirtings, &c.; and at Preston. Pay day last Thurs.

• Eccles, Holden and Co, Speculation and Sudell Side Mills; 652 looms, India and China shirtings.

• Nathaniel and John Eccles, Two Gates Mill; 520 looms, India and China shirtings. Pay day last Thursday, 10 to 12. Telegrams, "Twogates, Darwen."

• Farrer-Baynes, Taylor and Co, Lorne Street, Townfield and New Mills; 1,552 looms, shirtings, dhooties, jacconettes and splits.

• Graham Fish and Co, Woodside Mill; 945 looms, India and China shirtings, printers, madapollams and dhooties; Manchester office-30, Pall Mall. Pay day last Thursday.

• Nathaniel Fish, Hanover Street Mill; 221 looms, shirtings and jacconettes. Pay day last Thurs.

• Thomas Gillibrand and Sons, Hollin Grove Mill; 1,270 looms, handkerchiefs (coloured and plain bordered), brocades, brilliantes, fancy stripes and checks, jacconettes, cambrics and shirtings. Telephone No., 20.

• James Halliwell, George Street Mill; 706 looms, India and China shirtings. Pay day last Thursday.

• Harwood Brothers, New Bridge and Heyfold Mills; 1,091 looms, India and China shirtings. Pay day last Thursday, 9 to 12.

• Peter Hindley, Atlas Mill, South street; 21,000 spindles, 5011/708 twist only. Pay day last Thurs.

• James Hodkindon, Lower Wood Mill; 194 looms, mulls, jacconettes, &c. Pay day last Thursday.

• Martin Holden and Co, Hindle Street Mill; 510 looms, jacconettes, mulls, dhooties and fine shirtings. Pay day last Thursday.

• India Mills Cotton Spinning Co, Limited, India Mills; 84,308 spindles, 308/468 weft, 308/448 twist. Pay day last Thurs. Telegrams, " India, Darwen." W. F. Hopwood, manager ; John Hollis, sec.

• E. Knowles, Hillside Mill; 448 looms, India and China shirtings and dhooties. Pay day last Thursday

• Robert Leach, Barley Bank Mill, Livesey Fold; 308 looms, shirtings. Pay day last Thursday.

• Lightbown and Leach, Springfield Mill; 222 looms, jacconettes and mulls. Pay day last Thursday.

• Orchard Mill Co, Limited; 30,000 spindles, 32, twist, 50, weft; 800 looms. Pay day last Thursday. Telephone No., 15.

• Pickup and Holden, Bank Top Mill; 700 looms, twills, serges, satteens and jeanettes; Manchester office, 39, Spring gardens. Pay day last Thursday.

• Rawlinson and Bogle, Atlas Mills; 19,100 spindles, 808 weft, 60, twist, Egyptian yarns; 393 looms, mulls, jacconettes, lawns and long cloths; and at Perseverance Mill, Huncoat; 21,000 spindles, 800 looms. Pay day last Thursday.

• Shorrock and Whewell, Progress Mill, Marsh Lane; 520 looms, India and China skirtings, jacconettes, &c. Pay day last Thursday.

• Michael Shuttleworth, Queen Street Mill; 220 looms, mulls, jacconettes, &c. Pay day last Thursday.

• Union Street Spinning Co; 27,000 spindles, 208/408 weft. Pay day 20th of each month.

• John Walmsley and Sons, Holme and Vale Mills; 674 looms, India and China shirtings and twills; Manchester office-39, Spring Gardens. Pay day last Thursday, at Holme Mill. Letters to Holme Mill.

• William Walmsley, Industry Mills; 192 looms, T cloths, mexicans, &c. Pay day last Thursday.

• George Walsh, Ellenshaw Mill; 302 looms, shirtings and jacconettes. Pay day last Thursday.

• John Wardleworth, Primrose Mill, Radcliffe street; 280 looms, cambrics, dhooties, jacconettes and mulls. Pay day last Thursday.

• James Watson (hard waste), Sunny Bank Mills; 2,500 spindles, 38/128 weft

• Whipp Brothers and Co, Cotton Hall Mill, Darwen; and Victoria Mill, Clitheroe; 512 looms; Manchester office-26, Mosley street. Pay day last Thursday.

• Yates, Bury and Dewhurst, Provident Mill; 240 looms. Pay day first Thursday.

Eccleshill. 1 mile N. from Darwen (p93)

COTTON MANUFACTURER

• Adam Bullough, Waterside Mill; 616 looms, jacconettes, mulls, dhooties, handkerchiefs and twills. Pay day last Thursday following quarter-day. Telegrams, "Bullough, Darwen."

Hoddlesden. 11 miles E. from Darwen (p93)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Alexander Carus, St. Paul's and Vale Rock Mills, 800 looms, plain and fancy dhooties, printing and embroidery cloths, Turkey reds and fine skirtings. Telegrams, " Carus, Darwen. "

• Haworth Holden, Vale Rock Mills; 4,000 spindles, 68/108; 87 looms, plain and twill calicoes, towelling and sheets.

Lower Darwen. 2 miles N from Darwen (p95)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Thomas and Richard Eccles, Lower Darwen Mill; 20,000 spindles, 800 looms.

Spring Vale. 1 mile S.E. from Darwen (p95)

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Albert Cotton Spinning C., Limited, Albert Mill, Cross st.; 36,198 spindles, 301/381 twist, 308/528 weft. Pay day last Thursday. Telephone No.,16. George Yates, manager and secretary.

• W. T. Ashton and Son, Hope Mill; 676 looms, India and China shirtings. Pay day last Thursday; and at Stanley Mill, Whitefield.

• James Aspden, Springfield Mill; 300 looms, India and China shirtings.

• Darwen Spinning Co, Limited, Spring Vale; 86,500 spindles, 248/348 twist and weft. Pay day last Thursday, 9 to 12. George J. Grime, secretary.

• James B. Deakin, Whitehall Mill; 480 looms, shirtings and dhooties. Pay day last Thursday. Telegrams, "Deakin, Darwen."

• Duckworth and Cooper, Vale Brook Mill; 345 looms, skirtings and jacconettes. Pay day last Thursday.

• Greenfield Mill Co, Greenfield Mill; 1,180 looms, India and China shirtings and jacconettes, Manchester office-63, Brown street. Telephone No., 28.

• William Grime and Co, Hampden Mill; 462 looms, shirtings. Pay day last Thursday.

• James Knowles and Co, Culvert Mill; about 180 looms, jacconettes, tanjibs, shirtings, &c. Pay day last Thurs.

• Christopher Shorrock and Co, Bowling Green and Moss Bridge Mills; 88,812 spindles, 298 twist and weft; 842 looms, good shirtings. Pay day last Thursday, at Bowling Green Mill. Telegrams, "Shorrock, Darwen."

Sources of Information

Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners

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