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John Holdsworth & Co Ltd - 1986 Photograph Album
 

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Photographs taken by David Holdsworth, 1986

Some photographs of the Mills during refurbishment in 1986

Halifax, 1986
Volkmann Twister VTS-07

Machine 3 Under construction
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Volkmann Twister VTS-07

Machine 3 Under construction
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The roof of No.3 Mill prior to renewal
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
No.3 Mill

Cleared and ready for the builders to move in
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Marques Assembly Winder

Fitted with MicroMonitor length measuring
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Marques Assembly Winder

Fitted with MicroMonitor length measuring
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Volkmann Twister VTS-07 series 1

John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Leesona Precision Winders

John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Building the new staircase to Finishing
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The completed staircase to Finishing
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Allan Cooke
Building the new testing laboratory
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Allan Cooke
Building the new testing laboratory
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The new testing laboratory
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The new testing laboratory
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
In the Yarn Office
Fred Breaks, Paul Woodhead, Gordon Charlesworth
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
New Ducting to take warm air from Finishing Plant
and reduce heating required in Weaving Shed
installed by Cartwright & Speechley Ltd.
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The South End of No.3 Mill prior to work commencing
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Aug 1986
Halifax, 1986
The South End of No.3 Mill during refurbishment
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The extract vent from the new air-con
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The South End of No.3 Mill during refurbishment
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
The entrance and doors to Mill in Shaw Lane
newly sand-blasted
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
No.3 Mill

Overgrown Vegetation & deteriorated building
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
No.3 Mill

Overgrown Vegetation & deteriorated building
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
No.3 Mill Roof

The stone roof prior to replacement
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
D Shed

Roof repairs ongoing
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Winding Office area

John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Jan 1987
Halifax, 1986
No.2 Mill 5th Floor, Buckets!

John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Jan 1987
Halifax, 1986
The New Roof on No.3 Mill
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Jan 1987
Halifax, 1986
David Holdsworth's Office
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
David Holdsworth's Office
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
David Holdsworth's Office
Newly Decorated
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. 1986
Halifax, 1986

David Holdsworth's Office; Audrey Harker at work
Notice: Commodore PET 3032; W&J Whitehead 'pad
and Nellen & Quack calendar
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
Production Planner's Station, Weaving Office
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Dec 1986
Halifax, 1986
View from rooftop of block of flats
John Holdsworth & Co Ltd
Shaw Lodge Mills, Halifax. Date unconfirmed (after Mill.1 refurb)

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