SIDEBOTTOM TENANCY AT WELLHOUSE MILL
Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 11:42
SIDEBOTTOM. G.I LTD. TENANCY AT WELLHOUSE
H D Sheldrick.
Manchester Royal Exchange directory 1952.
List of members of the exchange:
Sheldrick. H D. (G I Sidebottom and Co. Ltd) D4. (D4 signifies where he stood for business in the exchange; square 4 next to pillar D. This was the method they used for making it possible to find firm’s representatives.
List of manufacturers.
G I Sidebottom and Co Ltd. 12 Chorlton Street [Manchester] tel. CENtral 1285.
Cotton Manufacturers, Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick. Telegraphic address; ‘Fosco’. Eugene Hartley D4; HD Sheldrick, D4. [These last two names are the company’s representatives or ‘Manchester Men’.
There is no mention of Sidebottoms in Worrall’s ‘Lancashire Textile Industry’ for 1957.
No mention of H D Sheldrick or Sidebottoms in MRE directory for 1957.
No data for numbers of looms in MRE for 1952. This was not unusual if the firm was of fairly recent foundation.
Calf Hall Shed Company (Owners of Wellhouse Mill)
Extracts from the company minutes referring to Sidebottom.
Jan 15th 1948
Mentioned that G I Sidebottom were to take up space at Wellhouse that would be free when Messrs John Widdup and Sons vacated the premises on March 31 1948.
June 17th 1948
Report that G I Sidebottom had started installing looms and were paying rent.
April 20th 1950
Sidebottoms request more space at Wellhouse.
22nd June 1950
Sidebottoms mentioned in connection with a complaint from the Factory Inspector about the state of the entrance to their portion of Wellhouse Mill.
Sept 21 1950
Sidebottoms mentioned in connection with increased space at Wellhouse
March 15th 1951.
Approved the transfer of 250 shares from the executors of E Ormerod (deceased) and 52 shares from Freda Ratcliffe to G I Sidebottom and Co be approved.
May 17th 1951.
G I Sidebottom and Co Ltd enquired about the provision of extra warehouse accommodation at Wellhouse Mill. They were told that due to their financial position [owing rent?] the CHSC could not authorise further expenditure. Sidebottoms offered to build the extension themselves and that it should be the property of the CHSC if Sidebottoms were allowed a rebate on their rent of £200 for first five years and £150 for the next five years.
June 21st 1951.
No reply had been received from Sidebottoms re. the proposals of May 17th.
Feb 21st 1952
Report that part of the wall of Sidebottom’s shed was bulging and would have to be rebuilt.
March 20th 1952
Sidebottoms applied to take over space now occupied by WE and D Nutter.
April 17th 1952.
Sidebottom takeover of Nutter space vetoed because they were only prepared to pay storage space rent and not loomspace as at present.
September 18th 1952
Factory Inspector has pressed for re-building of Sidebottom’s shed wall or he will close that portion of the premises under section 40 of the Factories Act 1937. Sidebottom’s protested that this would interfere with production.
Oct 16th 1952
Factory Inspector agrees that repairs to wall can wait until Spring 1953.
Feb 19th 1953
Sidebottoms are replacing some narrow looms with broad looms and complain that floor is sloping. Agreed that this was true and due to subsidence. CHSC would repair if Sidebottom’s bore part of the cost.
March 19th 1953
No reply from Sidebottoms re floor.
March 17th 1955
Discussions with Sidebottom’s re provision of an extension to their space.
21st April 1955
Sidebottom’s say that due to poor trade they wish to put the matter of the extension on hold for the time being.
There is no further entry regarding Sidebottoms in CHSC minutes after this date. This is unusual as normally six months notice would be given on either side to vacate the premises.
The bottom line is that they started at Wellhouse on March 31 1948 and sometime after April 1955 and before the beginning of 1957, they finished at |Wellhouse. It looks as though this was because of bad trade,
SCG/24 January 2002
H D Sheldrick.
Manchester Royal Exchange directory 1952.
List of members of the exchange:
Sheldrick. H D. (G I Sidebottom and Co. Ltd) D4. (D4 signifies where he stood for business in the exchange; square 4 next to pillar D. This was the method they used for making it possible to find firm’s representatives.
List of manufacturers.
G I Sidebottom and Co Ltd. 12 Chorlton Street [Manchester] tel. CENtral 1285.
Cotton Manufacturers, Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick. Telegraphic address; ‘Fosco’. Eugene Hartley D4; HD Sheldrick, D4. [These last two names are the company’s representatives or ‘Manchester Men’.
There is no mention of Sidebottoms in Worrall’s ‘Lancashire Textile Industry’ for 1957.
No mention of H D Sheldrick or Sidebottoms in MRE directory for 1957.
No data for numbers of looms in MRE for 1952. This was not unusual if the firm was of fairly recent foundation.
Calf Hall Shed Company (Owners of Wellhouse Mill)
Extracts from the company minutes referring to Sidebottom.
Jan 15th 1948
Mentioned that G I Sidebottom were to take up space at Wellhouse that would be free when Messrs John Widdup and Sons vacated the premises on March 31 1948.
June 17th 1948
Report that G I Sidebottom had started installing looms and were paying rent.
April 20th 1950
Sidebottoms request more space at Wellhouse.
22nd June 1950
Sidebottoms mentioned in connection with a complaint from the Factory Inspector about the state of the entrance to their portion of Wellhouse Mill.
Sept 21 1950
Sidebottoms mentioned in connection with increased space at Wellhouse
March 15th 1951.
Approved the transfer of 250 shares from the executors of E Ormerod (deceased) and 52 shares from Freda Ratcliffe to G I Sidebottom and Co be approved.
May 17th 1951.
G I Sidebottom and Co Ltd enquired about the provision of extra warehouse accommodation at Wellhouse Mill. They were told that due to their financial position [owing rent?] the CHSC could not authorise further expenditure. Sidebottoms offered to build the extension themselves and that it should be the property of the CHSC if Sidebottoms were allowed a rebate on their rent of £200 for first five years and £150 for the next five years.
June 21st 1951.
No reply had been received from Sidebottoms re. the proposals of May 17th.
Feb 21st 1952
Report that part of the wall of Sidebottom’s shed was bulging and would have to be rebuilt.
March 20th 1952
Sidebottoms applied to take over space now occupied by WE and D Nutter.
April 17th 1952.
Sidebottom takeover of Nutter space vetoed because they were only prepared to pay storage space rent and not loomspace as at present.
September 18th 1952
Factory Inspector has pressed for re-building of Sidebottom’s shed wall or he will close that portion of the premises under section 40 of the Factories Act 1937. Sidebottom’s protested that this would interfere with production.
Oct 16th 1952
Factory Inspector agrees that repairs to wall can wait until Spring 1953.
Feb 19th 1953
Sidebottoms are replacing some narrow looms with broad looms and complain that floor is sloping. Agreed that this was true and due to subsidence. CHSC would repair if Sidebottom’s bore part of the cost.
March 19th 1953
No reply from Sidebottoms re floor.
March 17th 1955
Discussions with Sidebottom’s re provision of an extension to their space.
21st April 1955
Sidebottom’s say that due to poor trade they wish to put the matter of the extension on hold for the time being.
There is no further entry regarding Sidebottoms in CHSC minutes after this date. This is unusual as normally six months notice would be given on either side to vacate the premises.
The bottom line is that they started at Wellhouse on March 31 1948 and sometime after April 1955 and before the beginning of 1957, they finished at |Wellhouse. It looks as though this was because of bad trade,
SCG/24 January 2002