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John Holdsworth & Co Ltd - 1979 Photograph Album

Spinning Department and Weaving Department developments 1979

Spinning Department, prior to its impending closure Photographed in May 1979, by David Holdsworth		top of page
Worsted Roving and Spinning John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979	Worsted Roving and Spinning John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979	Worsted Spinning Machine John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979
Worsted Spinning John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979	Autoleveller Gill Box Gill box blending wool tops together. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979	Worsted Roving John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979
Worsted Spinning John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979	Worsted Spinning John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax May 1979
Weaving Department - preparation for new Gusken looms Photographed in November 1979, by David Holdsworth		top of page
SACM Loom with Brock dobby relocated to main weaving shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Mertens and Fröhwein Loom with Brock Dobby relocated to main weaving shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Güsken Loom with Brock dobby relocated to main weaving shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979
Building redecorated, stone paving slabs removed, reinforced concrete base being laid. Girderwork for jacquards already erected. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Old and New Electrical distribution panels being installed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Space where 10 Güsken tissomat looms removed to be replaced with 4 wire looms from end of shed. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979
The old shed doorway which had to be made wider & higher in order to deliver new looms. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	The position in which to install the new ramp and doorway into yarn winding department. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Loom No. 23B being dismantled to prepare space for new looms. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979
Loom No. 26B already dismantled and scrapped to prepare space for new looms. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	A view along the weaving shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Loom No. 22B being dismantled for removal with a view along the weaving shed. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979
The reinforced concrete floor being installed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Wire-looms at far end of B-Shed being dismantled and moved to A-Shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979	Wire-looms at far end of B-Shed being dismantled and moved to A-Shed John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979
The end of the weaving-shed which had been used as a parts store, now cleared. John Holdsworth & Co Ltd Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax Nov 1979

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