Ainsworth & Sons
Other Business Names:
- Birley, Henry
- Ainsworth, Thomas
- Ainsworth & Stirling
- Ainsworth, Stirling & Cuppidge
- Linen Thread Co Ltd
- Cleator Moor Thread Mills
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cleator Moor, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
- Penny Bridge, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Textile production
Thread production, esp for sewing
Notes:
Traced origins to Thomas Ainsworth who early on had a flax spinning mill at Penny Bridge. By 1837 he acquired Cleator Moor Thread Mills which had been established by Henry Birley in 1800. Operated variously as Ainsworth & Stirling, Ainsworth, Stirling & Cuppidge and Ainsworth & Sons. Incorporated 1898 and in 1900 merged into Linen Thread Co Ltd. By 1916 largest flax spinning mill / linen thread mill in Britain
Publications:
- Cleator and Cleator Moor, Past and Present by Caine, Caesar
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Birley, Henry
- Ainsworth, Thomas
- Ainsworth & Stirling
- Ainsworth, Stirling & Cuppidge
- Linen Thread Co Ltd
- Cleator Moor Thread Mills
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cleator Moor, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
- Penny Bridge, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Textile production Thread production, esp for sewing
Notes:
Traced origins to Thomas Ainsworth who early on had a flax spinning mill at Penny Bridge. By 1837 he acquired Cleator Moor Thread Mills which had been established by Henry Birley in 1800. Operated variously as Ainsworth & Stirling, Ainsworth, Stirling & Cuppidge and Ainsworth & Sons. Incorporated 1898 and in 1900 merged into Linen Thread Co Ltd. By 1916 largest flax spinning mill / linen thread mill in BritainPublications:
- Cleator and Cleator Moor, Past and Present by Caine, Caesar