Holme Mill, Darwen
of Darwen
1850 Built as both a spinning and weaving mill, it ended up as solely weaving with a maximum of 600 looms.
1891 Directory: Listed. John Walmsley and Sons, Holme and Vale Mills; 674 looms, India and China shirtings and twills; [1]
1911 Engineer is John Sharples.[2]
1939 weaving stopped
1941 it was used for war service.
1951 Weaving started again
1958 Finally closed
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Cotton Mills in Darwen 1891
- ↑ Cotton Factory Times - Friday 10 March 1911