Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 171,275 pages of information and 248,155 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

J. and J. Hayes

From Graces Guide

of Victoria Mills, Leigh.

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

1900 Photo here[1] showing a Willans engine and Thomas Parker generator at the mill.

1947 Merged with Greenhalgh and Shaw to form Hayeshaw.[2]

1964 Hayeshaw sold its spinning interests to Courtaulds.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Wigan Council: Wigan and Leigh Archives Online: The engine room at J & J Hayes Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Ltd, Leigh, 1900. PC2010.3759
  2. The Times, May 13, 1947
  3. The Times, September 4, 1964