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STOTT & SONS - ARCHITECTS OF THE LANCASHIRE COTTON MILL

by Roger N. Holden

Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st. 1998

Nearly fine condition. Cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 262 pages.

Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Small private library sticker to front pastedown. Contents fine.

ISBN: 1859360475
Stock no. 1322435

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Contents

1. Introduction
1.1 A historiography of the cotton mills
1.2 Sources
2. The Lancashire cotton industry & its buildings, 1850 - 1930
2.1 1850
2.2 Specialisation of the industry
2.3 The rise of the limited companies
2.4 Developments in weaving
2.5 1920 and after
3. A family business
3.1 Family history
3.2 Creation and early years of the business - to 1860
3.3 A reputation established - 1860 - 1880
3.4 A firm of immense reputation - 1880 to 1900
3.5 A case of arson - 1887
3.6 The Edwardian years - 1900 to 1914
3.7 Decline - 1914 to 1931
3.8 J. Chadwick & Co. Ltd
3.9 Family and other rivals
4. Structural engineering
4.1 The single brick arch system
4.2 The double brick arch system - 1871 patent
4.3 The quadruple brick arch system - 1885 patent
4.4 The triple brick arch system
4.5 Reinforced concrete
4.6. Floor covering, roofing and walling
4.7 Were they fire-proof?
4.8 Weaving sheds
5. Cotton mill design
5.1 Power plant
5.2 Spinning machinery
5.3 Layout
5.4 Style
6. Mill builders - the private companies
7. Mill builders - the public companies
7.1 The Victorian companies
7.2 The Edwardian boom
7.3 Capital and cost
7.4 The weaving companies
7.5 Too many and of the wrong type?
8. The process of mill building
9. The wider practice
9.1 Other textile industries
9.2 Other industrial buildings
9.3 Community buildings
9.4 Housing
10. Discussion
Family tree
Patents
Gazetteer
Statistics
Bibliography
Index

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