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Cutting Cloth at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00136
Alex Wild at work.
Nutclough Office, c1936 - CWS00137
Far side of table: Marion Helliwell, S.G. Hellowell. Near side of table, left to right: Len Barrett, Lewis Barker.
Doubling at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00139
These machines are ring doubling frames, made by Howard & Bullough Ltd, Globe Works, Accrington, the world's largest maker of ring frames. They are making a folded (two or more folds) yarn. Bobbins from the bobbin winding frames are placed in the…
Spinning at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00140
This view in the Spinning Room shows ring spinning frames, an alternative process for the production of cotton yarn to the self-acting mule. Rovings from the roving frame are placed in the creel and the ends threaded through the roller drafting…
Interior of the Blowing Room at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00141
This view shows a scutcher, the final process in the Blowing Room. The large roll of cotton, called a 'lap' has been 'doffed' and has a lap rod inserted through the centre, ready to go to the carding machine in the Cardroom. A pile of lap rods is…
Nutclough Office, c1936 - CWS00142
Tom Southwell, seated. Percy Atherton standing.
Machine Room at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00143
Possibly Harry Moss on right.
Cone Winding at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00144
Amy Newbitt at work.
Winding Frame at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00145
Pirn winding frames. Winding yarn from cone on to pirn to go into the shuttle of the loom.
Drying Cylinders at Nutclough Mill, c1916 - CWS00146
These were situated on the bottom floor of the mill.
Dressing and Crossing? Process, Nutclough Mill, c1916 - CWS00149
This machine was located in the bottom room of the multi storey building.
Doubling at Nutclough Mill - CWS00154
This room was the first one inside the door past the boiler house, the machine is a vertical spindle bobbin winder made by Thomas Holt Ltd of Rochdale, a large maker of winding machinery. As there are two rows of spindles, it looks as though this is…
The Old Nutclough Weaving Shed - CWS00155
This section of the mill was demolished in 1914.
Weaving at Nutclough, c1914 - CWS00156
When weaving ceased this building became a Dyehouse and was later demolished.
Hand Twisting at Nutclough, Hebden Bridge, c1914 - CWS00157
This is taking place in what was the dyehouse.
Sewing room, Nutclough Mill, c1914 - CWS00158
This was on the top floor of the mill.
Scouring & Dyeing, Nutclough Mill, c1914 - CWS00160
Scouring is taking place in the foreground, with the dyeing jigs behind.