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Rylands Advert From 1928
Rylands Advert From 1928
Photo: Duncan
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Item #: 27915
An advert for Rylands & sons Ltd "Dacca" Productions dating from 1928. Gidlow Calicoe Mills and Appley Bridge Lino are illustrated on the left hand side.

Comment by: Nev on 31st May 2016 at 01:02

Gidlow Mills still exists, albeit in very poor condition. A fairly recent fire didn't help things.

Comment by: ken on 31st May 2016 at 10:14

I think this later became Thomas Witter and Heapey became a paper mill.

Comment by: Albert. on 1st June 2016 at 09:39

Ken. When it was Witter's. Didn't they manufacture Carpets, and Linoleum?. One of the Witter family married one of Mr Baker's sisters'. Mr Baker owned "Baker's Jewel Casket", in the Market Place, Wigan.

Comment by: AB on 1st June 2016 at 14:54

The mill was serviced by a railway line which went under the main line via Walkden Avenue before veering right to join the main line at Gidlow It ran under the bridge in the middle of the road I once came a cropper there on my bike, as did many others It was lethal

Comment by: A.W. on 1st June 2016 at 17:59

AB, I remeber that railway line going across the road, still there in the 1960's, I don't know if it was still in use at that time.

Comment by: Ken on 2nd June 2016 at 19:10

They also made linolium but I dont remember carpets I worked there from 1968 till 1971 and them moved to the Netherlands best move I ever made.

Comment by: Vincent Taylor on 14th March 2017 at 15:49

I worked for Thomas Witter and Company, Limited from 1965 till 1982. I worked at Water Street Chorley and after being taken over by Tarmac moved to Heapey where they had a printed feltbas factory and papermill. They also manufactured tufted carpets at Cowling Mill they were Dyed and backed at Lower Healey. They had a Roofing Felt factory at Appley Bridge (British Hydroflex)

Comment by: Marianne Wallbank on 28th June 2023 at 11:26

I worked at Witters from 1974 until 1982, when we were made redundant. I was based at Water Street but worked at all the factories as a temp on switchboard/reception. Happy days! I know Vincent, worked in the same office for a short time/

Comment by: james abram on 11th November 2023 at 11:18

my father worked at brickworks appley bridge then lino works for thomas witter in 1968 went to thomas witters heapey chorley and finally bone works till 1980s when he retired.

Comment by: Des Gray on 28th December 2023 at 17:06

I worked at Water Street early seventies then Heapy are any factories still operating happy days back living in Scotland now great memories of Chorley and Adlington

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