John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.
Much of the article below has been taken from Weaving a Century 1852-1952 – John Binns & Sons Ltd page
Read moreMuch of the article below has been taken from Weaving a Century 1852-1952 – John Binns & Sons Ltd page
Read moreBelow is a list of outworkers from Bairstows Mill in Sutton-in-Craven, only approximately 2 miles east of Cowling parish. Cowling
Read moreBelow is a list of all the steam powered mills that have been used for manufacturing textiles in Cowling Parish.
Read moreWe list below the information we know about early textile mills and workshops in the parish. These pre-date steam-powered textile
Read moreReport taken from Keighley News 3rd December 1870. About a quarter to five on Wednesday morning Gill Bottom Mill, Cowling,
Read moreThe evidence relating to Ickornshaw Mill given on June 2nd 1832 before the Committee of the House of Commons on
Read moreAt our May meeting members heard about the progress made in compiling a book of our WW1 research, which will
Read moreCredits: David Hoyle THE TYRANT of GILLBECK MILL IN FOUR ACTS by ALFRED TEAL Author of ” The Crowling Ironsides.”
Read moreWeaving a Century – The centenary celebration of Binns’ Factory The following text is copied from the Centenary Book published
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