HC Deb 20 December 1962 vol 669 cc207-8W
29. Mr. H. Hynd

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a list of the 26 cotton mills still operating in the district covered by Accrington, Rishton, Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle.

Mr. Erroll

The following is the list. The corrected total is 25.

COTTON MILLS STILL OPERATING IN THE DISTRICT COVERED BY ACCRINGTON, RISHTON, CHURCH, CLAYTON-LE-MOORS AND OSWALDTWISTLE

Accrington

  • Baxenden Dyeworks (Kearns, Allan & Co. Ltd.).
  • The Broad Oak Works (The Calico Printers Association Ltd.).
  • Hambleden Mills (Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.).
  • Perseverence Mill (Grange Manufacturing Co. (Accrington) Ltd.).
  • Queen Mill (Queens Road Mill Co. (Accrington) Ltd.).
  • Royal and Lodge Mills (Giron Freres (G.B.) Ltd.).
  • Scaitcliffe Mill (J. F. Johnson Ltd.).
  • Stonefold Mill (James Rothwell Ltd.).
  • Union Mill (John Bury & Co. Ltd.).
  • Wood Nook Mill (Highams Ltd.).
  • Wood Nook Mill (John Warburton Ltd.).
  • Victoria Mill (John Warburton Ltd.).

Rishton

  • Bridgefield Mill (J. E. Marsden Ltd.).
  • Brittania Mill (Brittania Mill (Rishton) Fabrics Ltd.).

Church

  • Canal Mill (Barnes & Rothwell Ltd.).
  • Clifton Mill (J. & J. H. Entwistle Ltd.).
  • India and Primrose Mill (Edgar Davies (Surgicals) Ltd.).
  • Moscow Mills (Enfield Manufacturing Co. Ltd.).
  • Paddock Mill (Paddock Mill Co. Ltd.).

Clayton-le-Moors

  • Nil.

Oswaldtwistle

  • Brookside Mill (Sewe & Sewe Ltd.).
  • Fern Mill (Paddock Mill Co. Ltd.).
  • Stanhill Mill (Peel Fold Manufacturing Co. Ltd.).
  • Stanhill Ring Mill (Stanhill Ring Spinning Co. (1920) Ltd.).
  • Three Brooks Mill (Rhoden Dyeing Co. Ltd.).
  • Vine Mills (Vine Spinning Co. Ltd.).