Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Phillips' High Quality Tape being woven on tape looms.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the company 'J. & N. Philips', based at ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Examining finished ribbons for quality.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the company 'J. & N. Philips', based at Tean Hall. A ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Interior view of Tean Hall Mills showing a large number of 24B Saurer Ribbon Looms, at the time the largest installation of these machines in Europe.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Workers tending ribbon looms of a type installed after 1945.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the company 'J. & N. Philips', based ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Workers rolling decorative and lingerie ribbons destined for clothes manufacturing trades.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Making ribbon warps on machines designed and manufactured by J. & N. Phillips.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the company 'J. ...
Tean Hall Mills, Upper Tean
Interior view of the Dye House showing recently installed ribbon dyeing machinery.
In 1747 John and Nathaniel Philips took over their father's linen tape-weaving business and established the company ...
Tean Hall, Upper Tean
The timber-framed Old Hall was built in 1613. The brick extension dates from the early 18th century. It was bought from the Ashley family by John and Nathaniel Phillips in 1747 as a base for their linen ...
Tean Hall, Upper Tean
The timber-framed Old Hall was built in 1613. The brick extension dates from the early 18th century. It was bought from the Ashley family by John and Nathaniel Phillips in 1747 as a base for their linen ...
Textile machinery, Cotton Mill, Mayfield
Dobson & Barlow textile weaving machines in the cotton mill at Mayfield.
Mayfield Mill has a long history of textile production dating back to 1795 when a cotton mill was built on what was already ...
The Brampton Silk Mill, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Silk throwing came to Newcastle in the early nineteenth century. At one time about one hundred people worked in the industry in Newcastle, however by the late 1860s only one silk throwster remained in ...
The California Mill, Leek
California Mill in Horton Street is a very good example of the gradual concentration of the many processes in the silk industry onto one industrial site. Steam power was used here from at least 1839 so ...
The Cotton Mill, Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Cotton Mill in Cross Heath was founded by Richard Thompson in 1797. It has the longest record of continuous textile production in Newcastle-under-Lyme and was producing textiles until the late 1960s. ...
The Cotton Mill, Liverpool Road, Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cross Heath cotton mill was built by Richard Thompson in 1797. Thompson also built apprentice houses and mill workers' cottages, and generally looked after his staff. The mill continued in textile manufacture ...
The Counting House, Job White & Sons Ltd, Compton Mills, Leek
Towards the end of the 20th century the accounts office was turned into an art gallery.
The Dyehouse, Job White & Sons Ltd, Compton Mills, Leek
The men are hank-dyeing in wooden dye-barks. This age old method was still used locally until the 1960s, and until an even later date at Thomas Whittles' factory.
The Hall Field Works, Festing Street, Hanley
This is a view east along Festing Street towards Hanley. The Hall Field Works is the building to the right, and was built in 1882 by Whittaker & Co. and produced earthenware. It later became part of Richards ...
The Infirmary of the former Burton Abbey, Burton-on-Trent
The drawing was produced in 1818 prior to the re-building which now forms the Abbey Inn. The building in the background is one of Robert Peel's cotton mills at Bond End, c1780-90. Originally powered by ...