John Bright and Brothers
From Graces Guide
of Fieldhouse Mills, Rochdale; and Hendham Vale Mills, Harpurhey, Manchester.
of Oxford Mill, Bentley Street, Rochdale.
1809 Company established by Jacob Bright.
1887 Incorporated as a Limited Company.
1891 Directory: Listed as Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers. More details
1891 Directory: Listed as bleachers and dyers. More details
1891 Directory: Listed as Silk spinners and manufacturers. More details
1917 Advert. Cotton spinning etc.[1]
1923 Acquired by Crosses and Heatons.[2]
1929 Crosses and Heatons relinquish control of the company.[3]
1969 Name changed to John Bright Group.[4]
1979 Acquired the Ash Spinning Co.
See Also
Loading...
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1917 Worrall's Yorkshire Textile Directory Advert p27
- ↑ The Times, May 31, 1923
- ↑ The Times, October 19, 1929
- ↑ The Times, June 10, 1969