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The industry peaked in 1912 when it produced eight billion yards of cloth. The Great War of 1914–1918 halted the supply of raw cotton, and the
British government encouraged its colonies to build mills to spin and weave cotton. The war over, Lancashire never regained its markets. The independent mills
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than any country in the world except the United States, and in 1909, was spinning more cotton than France and
Germany combined. By 1911 there were 16.4 million spindles in Oldham, compared with a total of 58 million in the United Kingdom and 143.5 million in the world; in 1928, with
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in 1929 to attempt to rationalise and save the industry. Blackridings Mill, Oldham was one of 104 mills bought by the LCC, and one of the 53 mills that survived through to 1950. It was demolished in 1975.
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the construction of the UK's largest textile factory Oldham reached its manufacturing zenith. At its peak, there were over 360 mills, operating night and day;
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759:. Blackfriars House, Manchester: Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited.
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The mills and organisation of the
Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited
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General Union of
Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association
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A Guide to the
Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester
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Demolished buildings and structures in
Greater Manchester
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Textile mills owned by the
Lancashire Cotton Corporation
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Cotton waste mill in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
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North East Lancashire Amalgamated Weavers' Association
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Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society
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Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners
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Textile mills in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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998:B. Hick and Sons / Hick, Hargreaves & Co
631:Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (2001),
314:. At its zenith, it was the most productive
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2192:Buildings and structures demolished in 1975
1518:United Textile Factory Workers' Association
1508:Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation
640:, oldham.gov.uk, p. 16, archived from
2172:Former textile mills in the United Kingdom
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667:Visit Oldham – The History of Oldham
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359:Lancashire Cotton Corporation (1930s–1964)
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219:on elevated ground between the rivers
1038:Yates & Thom / Yates of Blackburn
279:growing, and so for decades prior to
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764:Gurr, Duncan; Hunt, Julian (1998).
670:, visitoldham.co.uk, archived from
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2167:Buildings and structures in Oldham
2094:Waterside Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
1911:Junction Mill, Middleton Junction
1473:Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union
1018:William Roberts & Co of Nelson
770:. Oldham Education & Leisure.
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1493:General Union of Loom Overlookers
1921:Laurel Mill, Middleton Junction
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1478:Amalgamated Weavers' Association
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606:NW Cotton Towns Learning Journey
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245:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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908:Sidney Stott (later Sir Philip)
634:Contaminated Land Strategy 2001
544:McNeil, R.; Nevell, M. (2000),
215:, England. It lies amongst the
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2084:Texas Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
2079:Stalybridge Mill, Stalybridge
2064:Cedar Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
2059:Atlas Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
1336:Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust
283:the area was used for grazing
237:Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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2069:Rock Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
1764:Lancashire Cotton Corporation
1311:Lancashire Cotton Corporation
1285:Thomas Whitehead and Brothers
988:W & J Galloway & Sons
791:"Arthur Robert's Engine List"
572:, Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
516:Oldham County Borough Council
512:A Centenary History of Oldham
488:Historical Sketches of Oldham
467:Oldham County Borough Council
339:Lancashire Cotton Corporation
267:, and amongst the first ever
197:Lancashire Cotton Corporation
98:Lancashire Cotton Corporation
2043:Welkin Mill, Lower Bredbury
1089:John Hetherington & Sons
973:Clayton, Goodfellow & Co
441:Greater Manchester Gazetteer
1808:Ainsworth Mill, Breightmet
1074:Butterworth & Dickinson
486:Butterworth, Edwin (1981),
471:Official Handbook of Oldham
304:limited liability companies
199:in the 1930s and passed to
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1813:Bolton Union Mill, Bolton
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1306:Fine Spinners and Doublers
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795:Arthur Roberts Black Book.
767:The Cotton Mills of Oldham
734:Dunkerley, Philip (2009).
211:Oldham is a large town in
193:Oldham, Greater Manchester
84:Oldham, Greater Manchester
2136:Foxsons Mill, Staincliffe
2028:Kingston Mill, Stockport
1992:Arkwright Mill, Rochdale
1971:Textile Mill, Chadderton
1961:Royton Ring Mill, Royton
1931:Majestic Mill, Waterhead
1839:Imperial Mill, Blackburn
1717:John Kay (spinning frame)
1712:John Kay (flying shuttle)
1357:Cotton-spinning machinery
1129:Parr, Curtis & Madely
1079:Curtis, Parr & Walton
958:Browett, Lindley & Co
825:www.spinningtheweb.org.uk
694:Spinning The Web - Oldham
510:Bateson, Hartley (1949),
381:Greater Manchester portal
177:Blackridings Mill, Oldham
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2033:Palmer Mills, Stockport
1951:Regent Mill, Failsworth
1926:Magnet Mill, Chadderton
1860:Brunswick Mill, Ancoats
1818:Century Mill, Farnworth
1154:Textile Machinery Makers
1134:British Northrop Loom Co
1053:Woolstenhulmes & Rye
1003:John Musgrave & Sons
883:Bradshaw Gass & Hope
2038:Vernon Mill, Stockport
1936:Manor Mill, Chadderton
1906:Heron Mill, Hollinwood
1783:Wilton Mill, Radcliffe
1671:Quarry Bank Mill, Styal
1331:James Burton & Sons
1321:Combined Egyptian Mills
1159:Tweedales & Smalley
137:53.536890°N 2.1364442°W
2074:Saxon Mill, Droylsden
2002:Malta Mill, Middleton
1916:Kent Mill, Chadderton
1853:Manchester and Salford
1367:Magnetic ring spinning
1362:DREF friction spinning
1043:Willans & Robinson
948:Bateman & Sherratt
243:that was built by the
2141:Mons Mill, Todmorden
1896:Fox Mill, Hollinwood
1881:Ace Mill, Hollinwood
1544:Mule spinners' cancer
1513:The Textile Institute
1483:Cardroom Amalgamation
1352:Textile manufacturing
1164:T. Wildman & Sons
1149:Taylor, Lang & Co
1109:Howard & Bullough
1099:John Pilling and Sons
1033:Urmson & Thompson
943:Ashworth & Parker
789:Roberts, A S (1921),
568:Foster, John (1974),
389:Textile manufacturing
333:were struggling. The
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142:53.536890; -2.1364442
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2007:Mars Mill, Castleton
1997:Harp Mill, Castleton
1946:Orme Mill, Waterhead
1865:Monton Mill, Eccles
1527:Employment practices
1345:Industrial processes
963:Buckley & Taylor
888:F.W. Dixon & Son
613:on 10 September 2007
592:Gurr & Hunt 1998
427:Gurr & Hunt 1998
33:The mill before 1951
2115:May Mill, Pemberton
2110:Empress Mill, Ince
1539:Kissing the shuttle
1316:Bagley & Wright
1255:George Augustus Lee
1245:William Houldsworth
1215:Nathaniel Eckersley
1084:Dobson & Barlow
1028:Scott & Hodgson
993:Benjamin Goodfellow
978:Earnshaw & Holt
784:on 5 December 2012.
742:on 12 February 2009
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1966:Rutland Mill, Shaw
1956:Royd Mill, Oldham
1195:Hugh Hornby Birley
1139:Pemberton & Co
1124:Mather & Platt
1104:Harling & Todd
1069:Brooks & Doxey
1013:Petrie of Rochdale
1008:J & W McNaught
953:Boulton & Watt
820:www.cottontown.org
701:on 5 December 2012
213:Greater Manchester
61:Greater Manchester
2197:History of Oldham
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1941:Newby Mill, Shaw
1778:Pilot Mill, Bury
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1666:Weavers' Triangle
1661:Queen Street Mill
1442:Lancashire boiler
1372:Open-end spinning
1294:Limited companies
1260:Charles Macintosh
1200:Joseph Brotherton
579:978-0-297-76681-0
497:978-0-85972-048-9
362:Courtaulds (1964–
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1707:Thomas Highs
1451:Associations
1427:Air-jet loom
1412:Roberts Loom
1280:John Rylands
1250:John Kennedy
1225:William Gray
1220:John Fielden
1205:James Burton
1023:George Saxon
938:Ashton Frost
893:Edward Potts
803:, retrieved
799:the original
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153:Construction
59:Location in
15:
1722:Robert Owen
1432:Rapier loom
1407:Water frame
1275:Robert Peel
1235:Samuel Greg
1230:Hannah Greg
1190:Hugh Birley
1173:Mill owners
337:set up the
259:. It was a
158:Floor count
140: /
115:Coordinates
2156:Categories
1844:Mavis Mill
1827:Lancashire
1595:Manchester
1590:Lancashire
1585:Derbyshire
1534:More looms
1437:Dandy loom
1326:Courtaulds
1265:Hugh Mason
871:Architects
861:Lancashire
805:11 January
395:References
233:Manchester
201:Courtaulds
185:Block Lane
183:lying off
166:References
125:53°32′13″N
104:Courtaulds
2016:Stockport
1635:Yorkshire
1620:Stockport
1565:LCC mills
983:Fairbairn
746:9 January
319:mill town
306:known as
128:2°08′11″W
86:, England
2052:Tameside
1985:Rochdale
1680:Pioneers
1625:Tameside
1610:Rochdale
1580:Cheshire
1402:Steaming
1119:Asa Lees
651:11 March
469:(1973),
413:LCC 1951
367:See also
323:spindles
261:boomtown
229:Rochdale
217:Pennines
207:Location
191:area of
80:Location
1644:Museums
1615:Salford
1605:Preston
1397:Carding
705:28 June
289:woollen
263:of the
251:History
225:Medlock
189:Werneth
187:in the
100:(1930s)
1874:Oldham
1801:Bolton
1570:Bolton
864:cotton
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452:9 July
354:Owners
179:was a
106:(1964)
73:Cotton
2103:Wigan
1630:Wigan
898:Stott
645:(PDF)
638:(PDF)
400:Notes
285:sheep
1771:Bury
1575:Bury
807:2009
772:ISBN
748:2009
707:2006
680:2007
653:2008
619:2007
574:ISBN
550:ISBN
520:ISBN
492:ISBN
454:2007
277:crop
223:and
221:Irk
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