Outworkers in Textiles in 1845 -9
Below is a list of outworkers from Bairstows Mill in Sutton-in-Craven, only approximately 2 miles east of Cowling parish. Cowling
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Textiles
Cowling Parish Textile Mills 18 – 20th Centuries
Below is a list of all the steam powered mills that have been used for manufacturing textiles in Cowling Parish.
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Early Textile Mills and Workshops Pre 1850
We list below the information we know about early textile mills and workshops in the parish. These pre-date steam-powered textile
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Gill Bottom Mill Fire 1870
Report taken from Keighley News 3rd December 1870. About a quarter to five on Wednesday morning Gill Bottom Mill, Cowling,
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Ickornshaw 1800, Conditions of Work
The evidence relating to Ickornshaw Mill given on June 2nd 1832 before the Committee of the House of Commons on
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Early Textile Information Needed
At our May meeting members heard about the progress made in compiling a book of our WW1 research, which will
Read moreThe Tyrants of Gillbeck Mill.
Credits: David Hoyle THE TYRANT of GILLBECK MILL IN FOUR ACTS by ALFRED TEAL Author of ” The Crowling Ironsides.”
Read moreJohn Binns & Sons Ltd. Weaving a Century.
Weaving a Century – The centenary celebration of Binns’ Factory The following text is copied from the Centenary Book published
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