Covered by John Simpson in his book ‘A History of Edenfield & District’.
1908 Turnbull & Stockdale erected new weaving shed at Chatterton. [Turnbull & Stockdale Jubilee booklet]. 64 fancy looms, driven by electricity. [Simpson page 107]
.......’ Chatterton Mill. The latter was a Weaving Mill (the only mill totally built by Turnbull & Stockdale). [RHS Magazine No:7 Summer 1993 – C. Tweedale]
This Weaving Mill was referred to again in The Official Guide to Ramsbottom circa 1937 – ‘Chatterton Weaving Company’s’ mill of Messrs Turnbull & Stockdale, at Stubbins’.
1940 – Mill extended several times by now and had 208 looms.
Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd took over Turnbull & Stockdale including the Chatterton Weaving Shed. [Simpson page 107]
1966 Closure of Chatterton Weaving Shed [Ramsbottom Timeline]
Newspaper Article dated 25.10.1966 found in scrap book in RHS Archives in Civic Hall 2/2009] - ‘ Thirty six men and twenty five women employed at the Chatterton Weaving Co,’s Mill at Ramsbottom have been told that the mill is to close within the next three months. The factory, for long the focal point of life in the hamlet of Chatterton between Stubbins and Edenfield is part of the Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd group. The reason for the decision to close, which was given by director Mr Edward Turnbull at a mill meeting yesterday is that grey cloth production, Chatterton’s main output, can be produced more economically at another weaving unit within the group, at Nelson.
Mr Turnbull told the workers that the closure programme would be phased over the period from November to January. He promised maximum possible notice of the closure of each section’
1967 Tunstead Needlefelt Co Ltd, manufacturers of underfelts bought the building and installed broadlooms to weave needleloom carpets.
1989 – The notes relating to the exhibition by R.H.S. makes reference to the fact that ‘carpets’ were made at Chatterton.
1992 Chatterton Weaving Shed demolished [RHS Magazine No:7 page 3]