1891 Cotton Mills in Middleton

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Middleton with Brookbottom, Micklehurst and Tonge (p135)

BLEACHERS, DYERS, FINISHERS, etc

• Obadiah Ashworth and Co. (bleachers, finishers, embossers, &c.), Rhodes Bleach and Dye Works, Middleton; and East India Finishing Works, Medlock bridge, Sackville street, Manchester; Manchester warehouse-37, Lever street.

• Richard Ashworth and Sons (dyers), Tonge Mill.

• Booth and Co. (dyers and polishers), Irk Vale Dye Works, Manchester Old Road; and West Gorton Mills, Manchester. Pay day first Monday.

• Chadwick and Smith, Boarshaw Bleach and Dye Works. Accounts sent by post.

• Cocker and Co, Marsh Street Silk Finishing Works, Tonge; Manchester office-10, Gore street, Piccadilly.

• Dickins and Co. (dyers, cotton polishers and bleachers), Spring Vale and Springwood Works. Telegrams, "Dickins, Middleton."

• John Gorton, -Exors. of- (dyers and polishers of cotton yarns), Lark Hill Works, Middleton; Manchester office-12, Brazennose street.

• Heaton Mills Bleaching Co -Cawley Brothers-, Heaton; Manchester office-6, Pall Mall.

• Irkdale Bleach Works Co., Limited, Irk Dale Works; Manchester office-74, Faulkner st. Pay days- Middleton, first Saturday, 11-30 to 12; Manchester, first Tuesday, 2-30 to 3.

• Jopson and Ashworth (warp dyers, bleachers and sizers), Kid Clough.

• Kay and Smith (bleachers and finishers), Lands End Works, Rhodes.

• Samuel Lawton and Sons, (general finishers and embossers), Cross Street Works; Manchester office-2, Stevenson square. Pay day second Tuesday, 2-30 to 3.

• Mather, Ormesher and Co. (dyers and manufacturers of glace yarns, sewings, &c.), Bridge Mill; Manchester warehouse-11, Chapel walks. Accounts paid weekly.

• Wrigley and Ashton (silk and cotton dyers), Burton Dye Works, Wood street.

CALICO PRINTERS

• J. and R. Pickup, (and woollen), Bank Mill.

• Salis Schwabe and Co.(and bleachers, dyers and finishers), Rhodes Works ; Manchester office-41, George street. Pay day last Friday.

COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS

• Albany Spinning Co, Limited, Albany Mill; 63,900 spindles, 308/408 twist, 408 608 weft. Pay day, Thursday after last Wednesday, by cheque. Telegrams, "Albany, Middleton." Samuel Smethurst, manager; Robert Partington, secretary.

• Richard Ashworth and Sons, Tonge and Britannia Mills, Middleton; and Bradshaw Mill, Alkrington; 430 looms, ginghams, checks and stripes; Manchester office-36, Bloom street. Pay days Tuesdays and Fridays.

• Aspell and Sons, Tonge Mills; 285 looms, bed ticks, checks,stripes and coloured goods. Pay day last Fri.

• Benjamin Cooper, (doubler), Rhodes Mill; 6,500 spindles; Manchester warehouse--35, Back George st.

• Irk Mill Co, Limited; 35,000 spindles, 548/608 weft. Pay day third Wednesday. Alfred Barlow, manager; William Schofield, secretary.

• Ernest Kempsey and Co, Lodge Mills; 38,000 spindles, 32' twist, 40' weft. Pay day second Wednesday.

• Middleton and Tonge Cotton Mill Co, Limited, Dane Mills; 186,628 spindles, 328/50, twist,321/608 weft. Pay day second Wednesday. Telegrams, "Dane, Middleton." Alfred Shaw, manager of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 mills; Michael Neville, manager of No. 4 mill; Benjamin Simpson, secretary and salesman.

• Abraham Mills, Boarshaw Mill; 244 looms, calicoes.

• Parker, Lord and Co, Tonge Mill; 262 looms, cotton, linen, and plain goods.

• Rhodes Manufacturing Co, Limited, Union Mills, Rhodes; 370 looms. Pay day last Friday. Joseph Wolstencroft, manager; George Foxton, sec.

• Thorburn and Co., Limited, Brookside Mill, Middleton; and Boundary Mill, Chadderton, Oldham.

• Tonge Vale Spinning Co, Limited, Tonge; 60,780 spindles, 408 twist. Pay day third Thursday, by cheque. E. Stott, manager; W. Worsley, secretary.

• Townley Mill Co, Limited, Townley Mill; 56,448 spindles. Pay day last Wed. T. D. Readett, manager; John Neild, sec. and salesman.

• Wilton Manufacturing Co, Townley street; 600 looms, plain calicoes, twills, stripes, dobbies, jacquards, &c. Pay day Friday. J. H. Stott, manager ; J. Ashworth, secretary

• Thomas Wood Broadbent and Son, Park Mill, Suffield street; 18,000 spindles. Pay day last Friday.

SILK MANUFACTURERS

• Fitton and Mee, Wood Street Silk Mill; 16 looms.

• Robert Hilton, (dress silks, umbrella silks, and hatters' trimmings), Glebe street, Woodside.

• Walker Hulton, (smallwares, and hatters and tailors' trimmings), Fielding Street and Parkfield Mills, Middleton; and Albion Mills, Prestwich ; Manchester office-79, Piccadilly.

• By. Kay and Co. (hatters' trimmings, &c.), Spring gardens.

• A. Stansfield, (hat trimmings), Manchester Old road.

• John and Isaac Thorpe (coloured galloons, umbrella silks, &c.), Spring Gardens Silk Mill; Manchester office-7, Hilton street, Oldham street.

See Also

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Sources of Information

• 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners Directory