Difference between revisions of "Combined English Mills"
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of Atherton, Lancs | of Atherton, Lancs | ||
1929 Public Company formed as | 1929 Public Company formed as [[Combined Egyptian Mills]].<ref>The Times, August 17, 1929</ref> | ||
1953 Name changed to [[Combined English Mills]].<ref>The Times, December 22, 1953</ref> | |||
1956 Closed the [[Rumworth Spinning Co]].<ref>The Times, January 20, 1956</ref> | |||
1958 '''Branches of the group included: | |||
* [[Alder Spinning Co]] | * [[Alder Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Bayley Mill Co]] | |||
* [[Bedford and Mill Lane Spinning Co]] | * [[Bedford and Mill Lane Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Brooklands Mill Co]] | |||
* [[Cowling Spinning Co]] | * [[Cowling Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Denvale Spinning Co]] | * [[Denvale Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Gorse Mill Co]] | * [[Gorse Mill Co]] | ||
* [[Hall Lane Mill, Leigh]] | |||
* [[John Harwood and Son]] | |||
* [[Sir John Holden and Sons]] | |||
* [[Howe Bridge Cotton Spinning Co]] | * [[Howe Bridge Cotton Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Hyde Spinning Co]] | * [[Hyde Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Kearsley Spinning Co]] | |||
* [[Laburnum Spinning Co]] | * [[Laburnum Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Mather Lane Spinning Co]] | * [[Mather Lane Spinning Co]] | ||
* [[Pear New Mill Co]] | * [[Pear New Mill Co]] | ||
* [[ | * [[John Bayley and Sons|Persian Mill Co]] | ||
* [[Sparth Mills Co]] | * [[Sparth Mills Co]] | ||
* [[Tunnicliffe and Hampson]] | * [[Tunnicliffe and Hampson]] | ||
* [[Warwick Mill Co]] | |||
* [[Walkden Spinning Co]] | |||
1959 Closed [[Mather Lane Spinning Co|Mather Lane Mill]].<ref>The Times, August 8, 1959</ref> | |||
1959 Acquired refrigeration engineers [[F. W. Fidler and Son]].<ref>The Times, December 23, 1960</ref> | 1959 Acquired refrigeration engineers [[F. W. Fidler and Son]].<ref>The Times, December 23, 1960</ref> | ||
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1961 Engaged as spinners of fine cotton yarn and synthetic yarns also refrigerating and air conditioning engineers.<ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Engaged as spinners of fine cotton yarn and synthetic yarns also refrigerating and air conditioning engineers.<ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
1964 Acquired by [[Viyella]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category: Town - Atherton]] | [[Category: Town - Atherton]] | ||
[[Category: Textiles]] |
Latest revision as of 01:14, 18 March 2024
of Atherton, Lancs
1929 Public Company formed as Combined Egyptian Mills.[1]
1953 Name changed to Combined English Mills.[2]
1956 Closed the Rumworth Spinning Co.[3]
1958 Branches of the group included:
- Alder Spinning Co
- Bayley Mill Co
- Bedford and Mill Lane Spinning Co
- Brooklands Mill Co
- Cowling Spinning Co
- Denvale Spinning Co
- Gorse Mill Co
- Hall Lane Mill, Leigh
- John Harwood and Son
- Sir John Holden and Sons
- Howe Bridge Cotton Spinning Co
- Hyde Spinning Co
- Kearsley Spinning Co
- Laburnum Spinning Co
- Mather Lane Spinning Co
- Pear New Mill Co
- Persian Mill Co
- Sparth Mills Co
- Tunnicliffe and Hampson
- Warwick Mill Co
- Walkden Spinning Co
1959 Closed Mather Lane Mill.[4]
1959 Acquired refrigeration engineers F. W. Fidler and Son.[5]
1961 Engaged as spinners of fine cotton yarn and synthetic yarns also refrigerating and air conditioning engineers.[6]
1964 Acquired by Viyella.