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Lord Bros. - MOT00313
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00312
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00303
An illustration of the Lord Bros site, showing Stackhills Road and Baltimore in the foreground.
Lord Bros. Engineering Workshop - MOT00299
A view across the engineering workshop.
This photograph shows three Earnshaw brothers, all of whom worked in engineering since leaving school. John and Edgar were killed in the First World War. William, the eldest (shown on the extreme left), taught…
This photograph shows three Earnshaw brothers, all of whom worked in engineering since leaving school. John and Edgar were killed in the First World War. William, the eldest (shown on the extreme left), taught…
Machinery Advertisement - MOT00105
Thwaite and Dobson, Cinderhill Mill, Castle Street, Todmorden - advertisement.
Machinery Advertisement - MOT00104
William Mitchell;, Todmorden, catalogue advertisement.
Holt's Picker Works, Eastwood, c1930 - MOT00231
In the centre is Arnold Knight who lived nearby at Callis Bridge. Arnold was laid off in 1934 because of the trade depression caused by the Wall Street crash. Information supplied by his grandson Jonathan Greenwood.
Frostholme Mill, Cornholme. - MOT00187
The 2nd motion and DC generator
Frostholme Mill, Cornholme. - MOT00185
Carson Whiteside, Chief Engineer. In 1959 the steam engine became redundant and in 1960 it was dismantled by a small gang headed by Corson Whiteside, the chief engineer. The flywheel was 20 ft in diameter and each spoke weighed over 19 cwt.
Wood Brothers, Sowerby Bridge. - JCA00377
Ad for Stationary Engines.
Pollit & Wigzell Lth, Sowerby Bridge. - JCA00376
Ad for a Vertical Cross Compound Engine.
Lord Bros. - MOT00311
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00310
Photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00309
Group photographs taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00308
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00307
Interior view of the packing department on the Baltimore site.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00306
The engineering workshop in the Canal Street works.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00305
Edward Lord, 1st March 1812 - 10th September 1875. He was a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton spinning machinery and the founder of the firm.
Copper Drying Cylinder - MOT00296
The lorry is carrying a copper drying cylinder made by Geo. Whitehead & Sons at their Salford Works. This type of cylinder was used in the sizing process at firms such as Matthew Stuttard's, Warp Sizers, of Knowlwood Mill.
Engineering Workshop, Astin & Barkers - MOT00295
A corner of the engineering workshop of Astin & Barker's Victoria Ironworks, Salford. 1890 - 1900.