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Founded by [[Joshua Fielden]] and continued by his five sons - See [[John Fielden]] and his | Founded by [[Joshua Fielden]] and continued by his five sons - See his son [[John Fielden]] and his grandson [[Samuel Fielden]] | ||
1855 Owned 1,600 looms and 100,000 spindles and employed 1,925 people, about one fifth of Todmorden's textile workforce, producing 7 million pounds of cloth with a value of over £450,000. | 1855 Owned 1,600 looms and 100,000 spindles and employed 1,925 people, about one fifth of Todmorden's textile workforce, producing 7 million pounds of cloth with a value of over £450,000. |
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of Todmorden
Founded by Joshua Fielden and continued by his five sons - See his son John Fielden and his grandson Samuel Fielden
1855 Owned 1,600 looms and 100,000 spindles and employed 1,925 people, about one fifth of Todmorden's textile workforce, producing 7 million pounds of cloth with a value of over £450,000.
1891 Directory (Todmorden): Listed as Cotton spinner and manufacturers. More details
A comprehensive history of the firm and the Fielden family was published in 1995[1]. The Fieldens were an important dynasty in the cotton business. They had a number of mills in the Todmorden area:-
- Causeway Mill
- Dobroyd Mill
- Jumb Mill
- Lumbutts Mill
- Mytholmroyd Mill
- Robinwood Mill
- Smithyholme Mill
- Stoneswood Mill
- Waterside Mill
- Waterstalls Mill
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Fieldens of Todmorden - A Nineteenth Century Business Dynasty' by Brian R. Law, Published by George Kelsall, 1995