The
Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited was incorporated 23 January 1929, and became the world's largest spinner of cotton. It acquired 104 mills and closed about half to reduce capacity.
In 1950, it operated 53
cotton mill
A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
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[The Mills and organisation of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation- a descriptive book, pub LCC, Blackfriars House Manchester, January 1951]
The 1950 mills (A–D)
The 1950 mills (E–J)
The 1950 mills (K–N)
The 1950 mills (O–T)
The 1950 mills (U–Z)
Other Mills that were owned before 1951
See also
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External links
Cottontown.org websiteSpinningtheweb.org.uk websiteInterview with Jim Shelmerdine, General manager, Manor Mill, Chadderton
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The Lancashire Cotton Corporation was a company set up by the Bank of England in 1929, to rescue the Lancashire spinning industry by means of horizontal rationalisation. In merged 105 companies, ending up in 1950 with 53 operating mills. It wa ...