Ainsworth Mill
England · Mill · January 2017
- Country
- England
- Type
- Mill
- Published
- January 2017
- Contributor
- jtza
- Images
- 21 photographs
History
Ainsworth Mill was first put to use in 1850, working to finish yarn and fabric using processes of bleaching, mercerising and dyeing. At the peak time for the industry in 1912 the mill was able to produce 8 billion yards of cloth. Between 1914-1918, (the time of WW1) the industry was halted before the Lancashire Cotton Corporation (LCC) was established in 1929 in hopes of saving the industry. Between the time of it being bought in 1930 all the way through to 1950 it was extensively refurbished and then used again as a mercerising facility. Ainsworth Mill continued bleaching and dyeing work until 2006 where the dyeing company went into liquidation.
