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Britsh Furtex, Luddenden Foot - ANP00106
The former mill on Burnley Road, opposite Station Road, has now been demolished and replaced with a private housing estate.
Oats Royd Mill, Luddenden - ANP00107
The former worsted mill was severely damaged by fire in February 1989 with the six storey mill on the right beyond the first bridge totally gutted. This has been sympathetically replaced by an apartment block and the whole mill complex is now…
Beaming or Warping at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00110
The picture shows the Warping or Beaming department, technically this is back beam warping, the usual practice in the cotton industry, as opposed to section warping in the woollen and worsted trades. A very large unit!
Beaming at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00112
Winding the warp yarns, in one winding operation, onto the weaving beam.
Revolving Flat Carding Engine at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00116
This is carding, the first process in the Cardroom, where the raw wool or cotton is prepared for subsequent spinning by separating the fibres to form a sliver, this is performed on a revolving flat card made by Platt Bros & Co Ltd of Oldham, the…
A Hopper Opener at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00117
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…
Machine Knotting (Warp Tying) at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00118
Machine manufactured by Barber-Colman
Intermediate Roving Frame at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00119
This shows a later process in the Cardroom, the machines are flyer frames, specifically,either intermediate or roving frames. Bobbins from the previous process, eg the slubbing frame, are placed in the creel and pass through the drafting system,…
Scouring & Dyeing, Nutclough Mill, c1914 - CWS00160
Scouring is taking place in the foreground, with the dyeing jigs behind.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00173
View of the room in which clothing was made up.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00174
Fustian cutting machines.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00175
Sewing machines.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00176
View of the dye house.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00177
Moser raising machines.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00178
Finishing room for fustian pieces after being dyed.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00179
Fustian cutting room.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00180
View of room in which cloth is made into garments.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00181
View of room in which cloth is made into garments.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00182
Clothing department.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00183
View of the sewing room.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00184
view of the weaving room.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00185
View of the room in which clothing is made up.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00186
Weaving shed.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00187
Shearing machines.
Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, pre 1914 - CWS00188
Doubling and twisting machines.