Fielden Brothers

Wrigley's stoking system as installed at Fielden's.

of Todmorden

Founded by Joshua Fielden and continued by his five sons - See his son John Fielden and his grandson Samuel Fielden

1855 Owned 1,600 looms and 100,000 spindles and employed 1,925 people, about one fifth of Todmorden's textile workforce, producing 7 million pounds of cloth with a value of over £450,000.

1891 Directory (Todmorden): Listed as Cotton spinner and manufacturers. More details

The cotton textile business was unable to compete with overseas producers. By 1966, no longer involved in the cotton business, the company changed its name to Waterside Plastics Ltd, which survived until 1990.

A comprehensive history of the firm and the Fielden family was published in 1995. The Fieldens were an important dynasty in the cotton business. They had a number of mills in the Todmorden area:-

• Causeway Mill
  
• Dobroyd Mill
  
• Jumb Mill
  
• Lumbutts Mill
  
• Mytholmroyd Mill
  
• Robinwood Mill
  
• Smithyholme Mill
  
• Stoneswood Mill
  
• Waterside Mill
  
• Waterstalls Mill
  

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