Assemblers
Here’s a list of the people who worked as assemblers at Berry’s chair works Old Mill Colin Cookson (1963- Bill
Read moreHere’s a list of the people who worked as assemblers at Berry’s chair works Old Mill Colin Cookson (1963- Bill
Read moreHere’s the list of wood turners who worked at Berry’s chair works: Dick Walmsley Harry Seed Dougie Parkinson Neil Craig
Read moreHere is a list of all Berry’s workers we can think of so far … do you have any to
Read moreWe are on a mission to name everyone in this photo!! We’re not doing so well so far … if
Read moreThomas Shakeshaft is paying 4s 4d per year to Stonyhurst Estate for a life lease of neighbouring small farm Austin
Read moreOwners of the corn mill, who took on ownership from John Hesketh in 1544 and willed the property to James
Read moreSon and heir of Eustace Hesketh and wife Jane, John Hesketh surrendered ownership of the water corn mill at Kirk
Read moreJimmy Garstang Billy Garstang Robert Cowell Jack Kirby Go Back to the list of all Berry’s workers
Read moreJack Berry was Manager of Berry’s chair works from 1966 until ??. He was a friend to many of
Read moreThe Chair works was split into: Sawyers Polishers Turners Rushbottomers Assemblers Packers Salesmen Transporters
Read moreOld John Berry 1858 – Registered as resident of Chipping, married 1864 – Registered in Kelly’s directory as carpenter,
Read moreOwner, sixth cotton-spinning mill Read More List of Kirk Mill owners
Read moreOwner, fifth cotton-spinning company The censuses of 1841 and 1851 show John Evans cotton spinner, widower, (born Chelsea) living with
Read moreOwner of fourth cotton-spinning company Read More List of Kirk Mill owners
Read moreOwner, second cotton spinning company Read More List of Kirk Mill owners
Read moreOwner, second cotton spinning company Read More List of Kirk Mill owners
Read moreOwner, second cotton-spinning company Read More List of Kirk Mill owners
Read moreIn over more than 500 years of history, Kirk Mill has had many owners. Here are the ones we’ve tracked
Read moreAuction of first cotton spinning company Newspaper article – Preston Chronicle
Read moreThe sixth company. 1854 – 1866 In 1854 the Honour of Clitheroe records show the transfer of Kirk Mill from
Read moreThe fifth spinning company c. 1839 – 1854 John Evans was the next owner. Official transfer through the Honour of
Read moreThe fourth spinning company 1808 – c. 1839 (exact date not yet known) Messrs Routh, Middleton & Co bought the
Read moreJ.Bury & Co bought the mill in 1801. The company had works also in Sabden and Clitheroe.
Read moreWhere did it come from? What is it? Do some colonial politics?!! Add stuff on the cotton famine Woodwork. Country
Read moreChairmaking in Chipping In the sixteenth century, Chipping was already a place of industry, where carpenters would make chairs and
Read moreArkwright stipulated the size and layout of the buildings that would house his cotton spinning factories and after his patent
Read moreFormerly known as Brook Cottage, Grove House was probably built around the end of the 18th century when the cotton-spinning
Read moreJohn Shakeshaft, together with Hugh Stirrup, merchant, London, Willam Carr, of Scorton, Richard Salisbury from Chipping and William Barrow,of Lancaster, bought the water corn mill
Read moreWilliam Carr (1749- 1834), bought into the first cotton-spinning company with Hugh Stirrup, Richard Salisbury, John Shakeshaft and William Barrow, who
Read moreThe second cotton-spinning company, established after the first went bankrupt in 1787. It was owned by Peter Atherton and his
Read moreDates? What produced? Closed 1978
Read moreBuilt in 1793, Kirk House belonged to the owner of Kirk Mill and replaced the former Fletcher House.
Read moreUsed to make spindles and bobbins When in action? til 1920s Owners? Wolfen Hall House, possibly Cl6th, altered 1867-8. Slobbered
Read moreKirk Mill was the perfect site for a water powered mill. Early documents refer to the ‘Water Corn mill‘, which
Read moreRichard Arkwright was born in Preston on 23rd December, 1732, and was arguably one of the key architects of the
Read moreAccording to Chris Aspin, first references to a cotton venture at Kirk Mill can be found in the Wapentake of
Read moreWilliam Barrow, together with Richard Salisbury, Hugh Stirrup, Willam Carr and John Shakeshaft bought the water corn mill from Richard Dilworth on
Read moreRichard Salisbury, together with Hugh Stirrup, Willam Carr, John Shakeshaft and William Barrow, bought the water corn mill from Richard Dilworth
Read moreHugh Stirrup, originally a merchant from London, together with Richard Salisbury, of Chipping William Barrow, of Lancaster Willam Carr of Scorton and John
Read moreRichard Dilworth sold the water corn mill on 2nd February, 1785, to Hugh Stirrup, Richard Salisbury, William Barrow, Willam Carr
Read moreTogether with Hugh Cowper, James Walmesley and Thomas Wilson, James Whitaker bought the manors of Goosnargh and Chipping from James,
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