Fielden Brothers

Wrigley's stoking system as installed at Fielden's.

of Todmorden

Founded by Joshua Fielden and continued by his five sons - See John Fielden and his son 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. 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
  

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