EIGHTH EDITION. • AND AND a rers' WITH THE APPROXIMATE • AND THE os., an OF THE PRINCIPAL FIRMS . A YEARLY· PUBLICATION. SPECIALLY COMPILED AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM FOR ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, STRAPPING MANUFACTURERS, OIL REFINERS, MILL FURNISHERS AND OTHERS, WHOSE BUSINESS IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TEXTILE TRADES. PRESENTED FREE OF CHARGE / ' TO COTTON, WOOLLEN AND SILK SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS; FULLERS AND FINISHERS; BLEACHERS, DYERS AND CALICO PRINTERS; ALSO TO ADVERTISERS. @lbbam: . PRINTED AND PuBLISHED BY JoHN WoRRAI.L, CENTRAl· WoRKs, MARLBOROUGH STREET. 1 8 91. [COPYRIGHT.] DmECTORY.] 9 bers of Looms. These Figures Te[er to Cotton Mills only. No. of Mills No. of No. of or Firms. Spindles. Looms. Accrington, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Hnncoat and Oswaldtwistle ........................... 52 ... 518,'704 ... 27,776 Ashton-under-Lyne, Bardsley, Guide Bridge and Hurst ........................... ~. .... .. ... ... ...... ...... ... 35 ... 1,689,586 ... 9,042 .Bacnp, Britannia and S"ta.cksteads . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 ••• 402,814 ••• 13,117 Blackburn, Belthorne, Hoghton, Langho, Livesey, Melior, Read, Rishton, Sabden and Whalley ... 118 • • • 1,459,104 ••• 75,132 Bolton, Ainsworth, .A.stley Bridge, Belmont, Bromley Cross, Darcy Lever, Edgworth, Entwistle, Great Lever, Horwich, Little Lever, Longworth, Lostock, Sharples, Turton and West- hough-ton ........................................... '··· .. ... ... .....•...... ... ...... ...... .•.... .....• ....... .. ...... ... 107 ••• 4,715,890 ••• 21,402 Burnley, Barley, Briercliffe, Brierfield, Hapton and Worsthorne ...........................•..... ,........... 121 • • • 923,259 ••• 74,482 Bury, Birtle, Blackford Bridge, Elton, Heap Bridge, Pilsworth, Summerseat, Tottington, Walmersley, Walshaw and Woolfold ···········~······························································· 50 • • • 829,598 ••• 19,964 Chorley, Adlington, Birkacre, Brinscall, Eccleston, Euxton, Heapey, Wheelton, Whittle-le-Woods and Withnell ........ , ........... , . , .. .. .. .. .. 25 • • • 480,804 ••• 14,089 Clitheroe, Chatburn and Grindle"ton .................................................................................... , 16 ••• 108,312 ... '1,676 Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge and Trawden ...' . ..... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. ... 43 ••• 81,500 • •• 13,727 Darwen (Over and Lower), Eccleshill, Hoddlesden and Spring Vale ... ........................... ...... ... 50 ••• 363,210 • • • 23,963 ~11 ············································~·············································································· ~ • • • -"1o,57tJ • • • ••• Dukinfield. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 13 • • • 577.732 ••• 900 .Farnworth, Kears1ey, Little Hulton, Moses Gate, Stoneclough and Walkden .............................. 46 • • • 514,522 ••• 8,813 Glossop, Broadbottom, Charlesworth, Dinting, Hadfield, Hollingworth and Mottram . .. 18 ••• 1,111,134 ••• 14.950 Golborne . 3 ••• 87,456 ••• 1,130 Great Ha.rwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 ••• 73,602 ••• . 7,541. Haslingden, Grane and Helmshore............ 31 ••• 130,168 ••• 12,937 Heywood . .. .. 37 ••• 782,766 ••• 7,131 Hyde, Godley and Newton Moor........................................................................................... 16 • • • 549,186 ••• 7,342 Lancas-ter ........................................................................................................ , . 4 ••• 29,496 ••• BM Leigh and Bedford Leigh; Astley, Atherton, Glazebury, Penniogton and Tyldesley ... ... ....... .. ... 21 • • • 1,400,546 ••• 5,284 Littleborough . • . .. •. .. 8 ... 105,644 ••• 3,524 Manchester and Salford, Blackley, Boothstown, Clayton, Droylsden, Eccles, Failsworth, Fairfield, Flixton, Patricroft, Pendlebury, Swinton and Worsley . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... 148 ••• 2,954,840 ••• 26,890 Middleton, Alkrington, Rhodes and Tonge ............ *"'........................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 • • • 465,256 ••• 2,191 Mossley, Brookbottom, Micklehurst and Roaches ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... 14 • • • 1,241,094 ••• 900 Nelson and Barrowford .. .. .. .. .... ..92 • • • &s,736 ••• 28,655 ~ewchurch and Rawtenstall, Clough Fold, Crawshawbooth, Water and Waterfoot......... ............... 34 ••• 507,476 ••• 11,589 • 1ldham.._ Chadderton, Crompton, Grotton, Hey, Holliowood, Lees, Middleton Junction, Royton, Shaw and Springhead .................... ""'!.......... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 238 ••• 11,388,375 ••• 20,~17 Padiham and Hi.gham . .. .. .. • . •. 1.& • • • 191,070 ••• 8,709 • Preston, Bamber Bridge, Croston, Garstang, Kirkham, Leyland, Longridge, Lostock Hall, Pen· wortham, Ribchester and W alton-le-dale ..................................................................... 80 • • • 2,077,625 ••• 55,949 Radclli'fe, Besses-o'th'-:Ra.rn. Pr<> twich, Unsworth and Whitefield ............................................ 49 • • • 130,700 • • • 9,382 Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Shuttleworth and Stubbins .............................................................. 27 ••• 127,450 ••• 9,503 Rochdale, Bagslate, Bamford, Ca.stleton, Cheesden, Facit, Milnrow, Newhey, Norden, Ogden, 95 1,883,668 24,811 Shawforth, Smallbridge, Smithy Bridge, Wardle and Whitworth ................................... ••• ~·· .. St;a,lybridgeJI Millbrook a.nd St;a,yley .................................................................................... 20 ••• 1,127.256 6,549 Stockport, Birch Vale, Compstall, Furness. Vale, Hayfield, Hazel Grove, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Norris, Marple, Melior, New Mills, Reddish, Romi1ey, Strines and Whaley Bridge .......... .. 80 ••• 2,028,614 • •• 11,561 Todmorden, Cornholme, Eastwood, Portsmouth and Walsden..,. ................................................ 42 ••• 254,422 ••• 14,296 Upper•raill and Greenfield ..................................................................................... ······-····· .. 6 ••• 168,944 • •• 100 BbllCl 4l •••• s • • • 84,000 2,536 ~~gto11 ~ttlcllet11 .......................................... ~··················································· -~ Wigan, Aspull Moor and Hindley ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14 • •• 701,572 • •• 6,277 To't&l .•.••••...•........••.•.••..•....... 1,793 42,401,701 610.H34 In addition-to the above there are 3 Carpet, 3 Flax, 5 Hosiery, 21 Silk, (2 Smallware, and 82 Woollen and Worsted Mills, making a total of 19i9 firms engaged in spinning and manufacturing Textile Fabrics. ' > DIRE~TORY.] UPPEBMILL and GBEENFIELD.-Continued. 201 CoTTON SPINNERS & MAN"'CJFACTURERS. Oontd. FULLERS AND FINISHERS. WHITEHEAD R. R. & BROTHERS, LTD., Heap Samuel & Son, Bent:fi.eld Mill, Greenfield; Royal George Mills, Green:fi.eld ; 100 sail and finished flannels, unions, cottons, dress goods, banner looms; also manufacturers of roller eloths, tennis and vestings (London shrunk) ; and at slasher flannels, calico printers' blankets, &c.­ Caldershaw Mills, Rochdale. Pay day last Wed. See advertisement in month. Telegrams, " Heap, Greenfield." ARRINGTON, And Culcheth. COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS. twist. Telegrams, " Florence Mill, W arrington." • · Telephone No., 33 .A.rmitage & Rigby, Limited, Cockhedge Mills; 64,000 spindles, 128/508 weft; 1,400 looms; and Rodney CULCHETH. Street Mills, Manchester; 800 looms, grey calicoes, fi! miles N.E. from WARRINGTON. denims, coloured shirtings, satteens, printers, ~ Letters should be addressed "near W ARRINGTON ... &c. Pay days Tuesday and Friday, at 95, Portland street, Manchester. Telegrams, "Cock­ CoTTON Goons MANUFACTURERs. hedge, W arrington"; "Regatta, Manchester." Daisy Bank Manufacturing Co., Limited; 336 looms. Lees H. Ernest, Florence Mill, Howley lane; 20,000 Pay day every Friday, at Manchester office 12, ring spindles, 48/248 extra hard, 128/248 water Lever street IGAN, Aspull Moor and Hindley. • BLEACHERS, DYERS AND FINISHERS. Woods William & Son, Trencher:fi.eld Mills, W afigate ; 48,000 spindles, 168 /408 twist and weft; 420 Standish Co., Limited, Worthington; Manchester looms, croydons, wigans and domestics; Man­ office 4, Charlotte street.. Pay day first Tues­ chester warehouse 9, George street. Pay day day. Telegrams, "Standish Co., Standish." quarterly, third Thursday COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS. ASPULL MOOR. 2i miles N.E. from WIGAN. Brown William & Nephews, Worsley Mesnes and Letters should be addressed "near WIGAN.'' Poolstock Mills; 102,728 spindles; 128/268 twist and weft at Worsley Mesnes; 308 /608 twist and CoTTON SPINNERS. weft at Poolstock; 1,947 looms, grey sheetings, Leigh John & Brothers, Dicconson Mill; 20,000 . domestics, &c. ; Manchester warehouse 23, spindles, 16Y/328 throstle twist Faulkner street. Pay day every Saturday Eckersley :ffarington & Co., Limited, Western Mills, / Poolstock; 100,000 spindles, 168/408 twist. Tele­ HINDLEY. grams, "Western, Wigan." Telephone No., 6. 3 miles E.S.E. from WIGAN. Robert Barlow, secretary Letters should be addressed "near WIGAN." Eckersley J ames & Sons, Limited, Swan Meadow and Water Heyes Mills; 75,000 spindles, 168/32 8 twist; COTTON SPINNERS, DOUBLERS AND 1,100 looms. Telephone No., 6. Robert Barlow, MANUFACTURERS. secretary Hindley Twist Co., Lowe Mills ; 39,980 spindles, Hopwood W. & R. F., Britannia Mill, Miry lane, 168/248 water twist, 408 mule twist. Pay day on Wallgate; 6,740 spindles, 168/246 water twist and after the 20th of each month. Telegrams,