Kath Haddock’s Mills Research 2009

Background
In 1900 there are known to have been around 40 spinning, weaving, bleaching and dyeing, and waste processing mills in greater Ramsbottom. A century later, none were operational, though many had surviving traces. Most of these closures took place in the last four decades of the 20th Century. Kath Haddock collected information about this lost industrial landscape. It was a lengthy but very enjoyable project. Her research ended in 2009 and remains unpublished. But with Kath’s agreement, we intend to make it openly accessible via the Ramsbottom Heritage Society website. Future use and/or publication will be kept under review.
Procedure
It is very much our hope that this exhaustive summary of what was known in 2009 can be a foundation for further research into individual Ramsbottom mills. Especially valuable will be personal memories and anecdotes. To acknowledge the hundreds of hours of work that Kath put in, we are suggesting the following guidelines:
1. Reproduction of any content must first be agreed with John Leyland, the website’s administrator. He will get Kath’s approval if appropriate.
2. We welcome additions to Kath’s original findings, so that the website will become an accumulating database of record for the town’s textile heritage:
a) RHS will add photographs and historic plans+/maps of individual mills, where available, especially if contemporary with the mill’s period of operation.

b) Anyone can submit additional information on individual mills to John Leyland, the administrator, for addition to website entries. Kath Haddock’s original text, however, will remain unaltered.

c) Such additional information will be added in the Additional Research column. Contributors of new material are asked to detail in full the source(s) of their information, together with the date of their submission and their name.

d) Contact details will also be needed in case the RHS wants to pursue similar lines of enquiry. Such extra personal details beyond the name of contributors will be kept confidential.

This table is based on a document ‘List of Mills’ followed by individual files. In some cases the files aren’t present, so the table says ‘Research not found’ and also some mills are combined into a single document, e.g. Holcombe Brook and Redisher, Shuttleworth, Summerseat

Number	Mill Name	Area	First Recorded Date	Type of Mill	Approximate Location	Kath's Original Research	Additional Research
01	Bank Mill	Holcombe Brook	1778	Cotton	Pot Green	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
02	Barwood Mill (Kay Brow Mill)	Ramsbottom	1794	Bleach Works	Kay Brow	Barwood Mill
03	Bolton Street Mill	Ramsbottom	1861	Cotton	corner of Cross Street & Square Street.	Bolton Street Mill
04	Bridge Mill	Edenfield	1824	Wool and Cotton	Plunge Road, Edenfield.	Bridge Mill
05	Brook Mill, also known as Shuttleworth Mill	Shuttleworth	1820	Paper	Bamford Road	Shuttleworth Mill
06	Brooksbottom Mill	Summerseat	1773	calico printing	Brooksbottom	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat
07	Caldo Mill also known as Old Ground Mill	Ramsbottom	1783	Calico Printing works – water-powered.	Square Street	Old Ground
08	Carr Mill also known as Magbrook	Ramsbottom	1788	Cotton	North side of Carr Street, just below its junction with Springwood Street.	Carr Mill
09	Cawdaw Mill	Ramsbottom	unknown - demolished 1783	Corn Mill	Square Street	Cawdaw Mill
10	Chatterton Mill	Chatterton	1787	Wool	Chatterton	Chatterton Mill
11	Chatterton Weaving Shed,	Chatterton	1908	Weaving	Chatterton	Chatterton Weaving Shed
12	Cinder Hill	Holcombe Brook	1841	Textile	Redisher	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
13	Cobden Mill	Ramsbottom	1883	Cotton	Corner of Kay Brow and Square Street.	Cobden Mill
14	Cross Bank Bleachworks	Shuttleworth	1820	Bleachworks	Bamford Road	Shuttleworth Mill
15	Crow Mill	Ramsbottom	1861	Cotton	Railway Street	Crow Mill
16	Cuba Mill	Stubbins	1850	Cotton Spinning	Bolton Road North	Cuba Mill
17	Dearden Clough Mill	Edenfield	1767	Wool and Cotton	Dearden Clough	Dearden Clough Mills
18	Eden Wood Mill	Edenfield	1801	Weaving and Printing	Wood Lane	Edenwood Mill
19	Elton Banks Mill	Edenfield	1838	Steam engine powered.	Elton Banks Farm, Burnley Road	Elton Bank Mills
20	Ewood Bridge Mill	Edenfield	1786	Cotton	Ewood Bridge	Ewood Bridge Mill
21	Field Mill also known as Kenyon Street Mill	Ramsbottom	1850	Spinning	Kenyon Street	Field Mill
22	Garden Mill also Garden Engineering Mill	Ramsbottom	1860	Cotton	Garden Street	Garden Mill
23	Grove Mill	Ramsbottom	1871	Cotton	Garden Street – corner of Athol Street.	Grove Mill
24	Hardsough Mill	Edenfield	1798	Fulling		Hardsough Mill
25	Hazelhurst Engraving Works	Ramsbottom	not known	not known	Hazelhurst	Research not found
26	Hazelhurst Mill, Ramsbottom (later Hazelhurst Works)	Ramsbottom	1882	Towels	Hazlehurst	Hazelhurst Mill
27	Holcombe Brook Mill	Holcombe Brook	1875	Weaving	Bolton Road West – next to Holcombe Brook Methodist Church	Holcombe Brook Mill
28	Holme Mill	Ramsbottom	1912	Weaving	Railway Street, now Cormar Carpets	Holme Mill
29	Hope Mill - also India Mill	Edenfield	1860	Weaving Towels	Bury Road	Hope Mill, Edenfield
30	Hope Mill	Ramsbottom	not known	not known	not known	Research not found
31	Irwell Bridge Mill	Ramsbottom	1864	Spinning and Weaving	At the south end of Kenyon Street on the bank of the River Irwell.	Irwell Bridge Mill
32	Irwell Vale Mill	Irwell Vale	1832	Fulling Mill	Irwell Vale	Irwell Vale Mill
33	Kay Brow Mill - see Barwood Mill	Ramsbottom	1794	Bleach Works	Kay Brow	Barwood Mill
34	Kibboth Crew Mills	Ramsbottom	1710	Fulling Mill	Kibboth Crew	Kibboth Crew
35	Lea Mill	Shuttleworth	1840	bleaching	Bamford Road	Shuttleworth Mill
36	Lodge Mill	Edenfield	1845	Cotton		Lodge Mill
37	Lower Mill	Shuttleworth	1820	Cotton	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mill
38	Lower Mill, Railway Street, Summerseat (also Known as Twist Mill)	Summerseat	1773	Calico Printing	Brooksbottom	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat
39	Lumb Mill	Edenfield	1820	Wool and Cotton	Lumb, Edenfield	Lumb Mill
40	Meadow Mill	Ramsbottom	1850	Cotton	Railway Street	Meadow Mill
41	Middle Mill	Shuttleworth	1824	Cotton	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mill
42	New York Mill	Holcombe Brook	1778	Cotton	Woodhey	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
43	Nuttall Mills	Ramsbottom	1628	Fulling Mill	Nuttall Village	Nuttall Mills
44	Old Engine	Ramsbottom	demolished by 1842	Carding	Off Nuttall Hall Road	Old Engine
45	Old Ground also known as Caldo Mill	Ramsbottom	1783	Calico Printing works – water-powered.	Square Street	Old Ground
46	Orchard Mill	Ramsbottom	1861	Cotton	On corner of Railway Street and Square Street.	Orchard Mill
47	Peel Mill	Ramsbottom	not known	not known	Union Street	Research not found
48	Peel Bridge Mill	Ramsbottom	1870	Weaving	Kenyon Street	Peel Bridge Mill
49	Plunge Mill	Edenfield	1801	Woolen Fulling	Plunge, Dearden Clough	Plunge Mill
50	Progress Mill	Ramsbottom	1862	Cotton	Irwell Street	Progress Mill
51	Railway Mill	Ramsbottom	1859	Cotton	Railway Street	Railway Mill
52	Ramestrymble Water Mill	not known	not known	not known	not known	Research not found
53	Ramsbottom Mill	Ramsbottom	1802	water/steam powered cotton spinning and weaving mill.	Crow Lane	Ramsbottom Mill
54	Ramsbottom Paper Mill	Ramsbottom	1857	Paper	Peel Bridge	Ramsbottom Paper Mill
55	Redisher Bleachworks -	Holcombe Brook	1893	Bleachworks	Redisher	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
56	Ridge Mill	Holcombe Brook	1841	Cotton Spinning	Redisher	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
57	Robin Road Mill	Summerseat	not known	not known	Robin Road	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat
58	Rose Bank Mill	Stubbins	1801	Printworks	Bolton Road North	Rose Bank Mill
59	Rose Mill, Ramsbottom	Ramsbottom	1855	Cotton	Two buildings on Irwell Street divided by Palatine Street	Rose Mill
60	Shuttleworth Corn Mill -	Shuttleworth	1820	Corn - water powered	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mill
61	Shuttleworth Higher Mill - became Crossbank Bleachworks	Shuttleworth	1834	Rag Beaters	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mill
62	Shuttleworth Mill - also known as Brook Mill	Shuttleworth	1834	Paper	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mill
63	Spring Vale Mill	Edenfield	1915	Size	Spring Bank	Spring Vale Mill
64	Springwood Mill	Ramsbottom	1842	wooling mill	Springwood	Springwood Mill
65	Square Mill	Ramsbottom	1821	Bleachworks and Printwork	End of Railway Street/Kay Brow	Square Mill
66	Stubbins Lane Mill also known as BENT MILL, FLOCK MILL and HILLS MILL	Ramsbottom	1867	Cotton Spinning	Stubbins Lane	Stubbins Lane Mill
67	Stubbins Print Works/ Stubbins Paper Mill	Stubbins	1875	Calico Printing	Stubbins Bridge	Stubbins Paper Mill
68	Stubbins Vale Mill	Stubbins	1850	Cotton	Stubbins Vale Road	Stubbins Vale Mill
69	Thurstan Lum	Holcombe Brook	1841	Wool	Opposite Hare and Hounds	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
70	Top Mill Shuttleworth - also known as ‘The Bleachworks’	Shuttleworth	1820	Cotton	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mills
71	Top Wood Mill	Ramsbottom	1790	Cotton	Kibboth Crew	Top Wood Mill
72	Turn Mill	Edenfield	1822	Cotton	Turn Village	Turn Mill
73	Twine Mill	Shuttleworth	1800	Water Powered	There were various mills at Shuttleworth along the Shuttleworth Brook Stream/Cross Bank Brook. Some had individual names but they were often referred to collectively as ‘Shuttleworth Mills’.	Shuttleworth Mills
74	Twist Mill	Summerseat	not known	not known	Summerseat	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat
75	Union Mill	Stubbins	1860	Spinning	Bolton Road North	Union Mill
76	Upper Mill	Summerseat	not known	not known	Summerseat	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat
77	Victoria Mill	Ramsbottom	1861	Cotton	Stubbins Lane	Victoria Mill
78	Waterside Mill	Ramsbottom	1850	Cotton	Kenyon Street	Waterside Mill
79	Woodhey	Holcombe Brook	1861	Cotton	Woodhey	Holcombe Brook and Redisher
80	Wood Road Mill	Summerseat	not known	not known	Summerseat	Brooksbottom Mill, Summerseat