Mule Spinners at Pioneer Mill, Walsden c1912 - The mill was built by the Pioneer Mill Company which had been formed to celebrate the jubilee of the Walsden Co-operative Society. The corner stone of the new mill (actually named 'Jubilee' Mill) was…
The company, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1985, is one of the top four specialist fabric printers in the UK, producing work for Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, and many other high street chain stores.
The retirement party for Rev Stanley Kirby, 29th October, 2005.
Front row, R to L: James Alison, Howard Pask, Tony Buglass, John Gott, Stanley Kirby. Rev Kath Lawson, (Vale Baptist Church Todmorden). Rev Ernie Walley (Yorkshire Baptist Association…
This look like a woollen card hopper, but actually the photo was taken in the Blowing Room and shows a hopper opener, feeding a line of machines leading to the scutcher. Cotton comes in press-packed bales, and it must be loosened up or 'opened' and…
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…