Memories of the Lancashire Cotton Mills: Incredible Stories of the Unsung Heroes that Powered a Once-Booming Industry

reading this book was like going into a time travel machine, it transported me back to the late 1960s. i left school & went into the majestic cotton mill in waterhead just outside oldham. my mum & my sister already worked their. i was a cone winder like my mum, my sister was a cheese winder. i loved my job, i left when i had my son & then went back on the evening shift. i remember one lady who actually wore massacra & used to have to pick the cotton fluff off her lashes. i moved to shaw & then worked at the lilac cotton mill & the lily cotton mill. the women where very friendly. i was even asked to be miss courtaulds, but i was far to shy to do that. thank you to ron freethy for reminding me of those happy times long past.

This is an easy read and informative insight into the industry drawing on the memories of people who worked in the mills. Some detail on the raw product, the inventions that brought about the factory system , and how business was done - along with the workers response to wage fluctuation. A well balanced account overall. A good introduction to the industry from its inception to it demise.

Very happy with this product

Bought this whilst researching family history, contains photos, lots of information from people's memories. Particularly helpful is the index of 'cotton terminology'. If you are interested in this period of Northern life I recommend it. It covers the cotton industry even including 'Wakes weeks' and is written in an easy to read style.

Excellent quality for a use book. Told a comprehensive history about the mills and the life of the people who lived and worked in Lancashire which was just what I wanted for family tree research.

great read. good service and well written This book is ideal for any one who knew anyone who worked in the Lancashire cotton mills as my good friend did for many years.It was loke listening to all her tales of the happenings when every one was one big happy family.

Interesting, as this is what a lot of my family did for a living

After reading this booklet, I felt better informed through the eyes of the workers. While the volume cannot provide the odours nor the definite sounds of a mill, the reminiscence memories supply the personal aspects of commonality within the ranks.