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 173,140 pages of information and 249,770 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.

Long Meadow Mill, Hyde

From Graces Guide

of Hyde

1873 Prospectus: '... This Company is formed for the purpose of purchasing, from Mr. Franklin Wrigley, Long Meadow Mill, and the premises thereto belonging, situate in Market-street, in Hyde, and for working the mill, and carrying on the business of cotton spinning and manufacturing. .... The steam engines, all of which are in good condition, consist of two high-pressure horizontal engines, of 25 nominal horse power each, built by Goodfellow, and a condensing beam engine, of 80 nominal horse power, built by Peel, Williams, & Peel, and the total horse power indicated by the three engines is 400, ...'[1]

1891 Directory: Listed. More details


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Sources of Information

  1. Oldham Chronicle - Saturday 29 March 1873