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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…
Annual Stocktaking Dinner - CWS00102
Taken at the back of the White Lion Hotel, Hebden Bridge. The event was a dinner to celebrate an Annual Stocktaking, probably in the early 1890s. Back row standing: Fred Greenwood, John Hollingrake, Lloyd Greenwood, James William Blackburn, William…
Archie Wild Hand Cutting Corduroy, c1930 - CWS00128
At Nutclough Mill.
Beaming at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00112
Winding the warp yarns, in one winding operation, onto the weaving beam.
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!
Birchcliffe Hillside pre 1878 - CWS00109
This view over the Nutclough, Birchcliffe and Foster Lane areas of Hebden Bridge is part of a photograph held by Allan Moss. Stubbing School was built in 1878, hence the date is given as prior to that.
Career Poster - MOT00101
Why not choose a career with Charles Crabtree Ltd and its Associated Company S and A Barker's Successors Ltd.
Career Poster - MOT00102
Spinning and weaving at Harley House, Adamroyd, and Ferney Mills, Todmorden.
Cone Winding at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00144
Amy Newbitt at work.
Cutting at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00132
Archie Wild of Netherwood.
Cutting Cloth at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00136
Alex Wild at work.
Cylinder Sizing Machine at Nutclough Mill, 1930 - CWS00115
The machine was manufactured by Howard & Bullough in Accrington, Lancashire. Founded in 1851, the company was a major manufacturer of power looms in the 1860s.
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…
Drawing Frame at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00120
This is in the cardroom and shows the back of a slubbing frame. The sliver cans in the foreground have come from the drawframes (not shown in this picture). The drawframe sliver is passed through the roller drafting system, which reduces the weight…
Drying Cylinders at Nutclough Mill, c1916 - CWS00146
These were situated on the bottom floor of the mill.
Exhibition Stand, c1910 - CWS00101
Sam Moore, Commercial Traveller for the Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Co-operative Society Ltd, standing beside an exhibition stand that was taken all over to shows and exhibitions. The stand took to pieces for ease of transportation.
Farrar and Crabtree, Cornholme - TAL00210
Mr Crabtree is in the foreground. Per (Photo by?) the late Mr F Anderson, 169 Manchester Road, Burnley who died in 1988.AN 55941158
Frank Mitchell, killed in the Great War, 1914-1918 - CWS00108
Frank worked in the office at Nutclough, when he went to war Miss Marion Helliwell came into the office to take his place.
Fustian Cutter - CWS00104
Possibly John Hartley, hand cutting corduroy. Taken in the yard of C.W.S. Nutclough Mill. Photo donated to Mr Barker of the C.W.S. by S.G. Hellowell of Cragg Vale.