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Joshua Smith's - MOT00189
Letter of quotation for looms requested by Joshua Smith's in 1892
Joshua Smith's - MOT00190
Letter of quotation for looms requested by Joshua Smith's in 1892
Joshua Smith's - MOT00191
Joshua Smith's winding room - A view of the winding room at Joshua Smith's Frostholme Mill, in Cornholme, 1913. The firm of Joshua Smith's ran the mill from 1882 until well into the 1950s, at one time employing over 700 people in the production of…
Keith Cockcroft - MOT00399
Keith Cockcroft is pictured with Mrs Clara Dugdale, linen winder, on her retirement in 1957
Law Mill chimney - MOT00504
As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…
Lifeboat Saturday Parade - MOT00290
Aston and Barker's wagon is paraded through the town in the Lifeboat Saturday procession on 7th July 1906
Lifeboat Saturday, 1906 - MOT00467
Lifeboat Saturday procession, 7th July, 1906.
Lifeboat Saturday, 1906 - MOT00468
Lifeboat Saturday procession, 7th July 1906. The RNLI lifeboat 'Busbie', from Fleetwood, is being turned at the end of Richmond street to complete its voyage through the town.
Lobb Mill chimney razing, 29 September 1906 - MOT00507
As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…
Lobb Mill, Todmorden around 1902-6. - MOT00431
The five arch viaduct on the Manchester & Leeds Railway is right of centre and the Rochdale Canal to the left.
Lord Bros. - MOT00300
The Lower George Street entrance, more recently used by Openshaw's, prior to demolition in 1989. Lord Brothers - Employees of Lord Brothers' Canal Street Works are pictured at the entrance to their Lower George Street workshop, 1905-10. The…
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00303
An illustration of the Lord Bros site, showing Stackhills Road and Baltimore in the foreground.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00305
Edward Lord, 1st March 1812 - 10th September 1875. He was a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton spinning machinery and the founder of the firm.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00306
The engineering workshop in the Canal Street works.
Lord Bros. Textile Machinery, Canal Street Works. - MOT00307
Interior view of the packing department on the Baltimore site.
Lord Bros. - MOT00308
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00309
Group photographs taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00310
Photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00311
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00312
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. - MOT00313
Group photograph taken in the foundry area at Lord Bros., later occupied by Kinghorns.
Lord Bros. Engineering Workshop - MOT00299
A view across the engineering workshop.
This photograph shows three Earnshaw brothers, all of whom worked in engineering since leaving school. John and Edgar were killed in the First World War. William, the eldest (shown on the extreme left), taught…
This photograph shows three Earnshaw brothers, all of whom worked in engineering since leaving school. John and Edgar were killed in the First World War. William, the eldest (shown on the extreme left), taught…