Historic England Research Records

Perseverance Mill

Hob Uid: 1575572	
Location : 
Lancashire
Hyndburn
Non Civil Parish

Grid Ref : SD7612428289

Summary : Perseverance Mill was established as a weaving mill in 1866 by John Anderton. It was situated to the rear of Lower Grange Mill. The mill housed 616 looms, powered by a horizontal engine, and boiler supplied by T Beeley in 1880s. The mill was leased to Enoch Crabtree of Oswaldtwistle in 1896. Crabtree is listed as a cotton spinner and manufacturer at Perseverance Mill in a trade directory for 1903, and is accredited with 610 looms, producing fancies, twills, drills, and fine printers. However, Crabtree failed in 1904 and the Helene Mill Co Ltd was formed to continue production at the site. The firm produced plains, shirtings and cambrics. The Helene Mill Co was reconstituted as the Grange Manufacturing Co (Accrington) Ltd in 1931 and after World War II became a member of Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust, a company later absorbed into the Viyella Group. Re-spacing reduced looms to 462 and employees to 130. Surgical and industrial cloths were manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s and weaving at the site ended in 1968. The site consists of a large single-storey shed with northern lights, rendered walls and slate roof; a reduced circular brick chimney in the shed on the Wellington Street perimeter wall and a two-storey engine and boiler house with hipped roof and tank dated 1906.
More information : Perseverance Mill was established as a weaving mill in 1866 by John Anderton. It was situated to the rear of Lower Grange Mill. The mill housed 616 looms, powered by a horizontal engine, and boiler supplied by T Beeley in 1880s. The mill was leased to Enoch Crabtree of Oswaldtwistle in 1896. Crabtree is listed as a cotton spinner and manufacturer at Perseverance Mill in a trade directory for 1903, and is accredited with 610 looms, producing fancies, twills, drills, and fine printers. However, Crabtree failed in 1904 and the Helene Mill Co Ltd was formed to continue production at the site. The firm produced plains, shirtings and cambrics. The Helene Mill Co was reconstituted as the Grange Manufacturing Co (Accrington) Ltd in 1931 and after World War II became a member of Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust, a company later absorbed into the Viyella Group. Re-spacing reduced looms to 462 and employees to 130. Surgical and industrial cloths were manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s and weaving at the site ended in 1968. 

The site consists of a large single-storey shed with northern lights, rendered walls and slate roof; a reduced circular brick chimney in the shed on the Wellington Street perimeter wall and a two-storey engine and boiler house with hipped roof and tank dated 1906. (1)
Sources :
Source Number : 1
Source : Externally held archive reference
Source details : LTM0075
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Victorian
Display Date : Built 1866
Monument End Date : 1866
Monument Start Date : 1866
Monument Type : Cotton Mill, Weaving Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Victorian
Display Date : Installed 1880s
Monument End Date : 1889
Monument Start Date : 1880
Monument Type : Cotton Mill, Weaving Mill, North Light Shed, Engine House, Boiler House, Chimney
Evidence : Extant Building, Documentary Evidence, Extant Structure
Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1950s-60s alterations
Monument End Date : 1968
Monument Start Date : 1950
Monument Type : Cotton Mill, Weaving Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Closed 1968
Monument End Date : 1968
Monument Start Date : 1968
Monument Type : Cotton Mill, Weaving Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
Components and Objects:
Period : Victorian
Component Monument Type : Cotton Mill, Weaving Mill, North Light Shed, Engine House, Boiler House, Chimney
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lancashire)
External Cross Reference Number : PRN10568
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 72 NE 30
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Related Warden Records :
Related Activities :
Associated Activities : Primary, LANCASHIRE TEXTILE MILLS RAPID SURVEY ASSESSMENT
Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 2008-01-01
End Date : 2010-12-31