Newton Mill Pty Ltd stationery factory

[fishy]

Hi,

would anyone know  when Newton Mill Stationery factory was built, I think it was situated  on Old Road Newton Hyde Cheshire.
appreciate any help thanks.

Barbara (fishy)

[celia]

Note sure if the website is of any use,it wouldnt let me save to favourits so hpe it works


http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33866399/acquisitiondisposalpolicy2005-09.pdf

Celia

No dont think its any good for you its manchester but it does mention having the papers of Newton

[Stupes]

The Newton Mill factory which produced stationery and greetings cards, was founded in 1895 by Mr. Thomas Owen Jacobsen and Mr. Stanley Welch (who was to later serve as the Mayor of Hyde, 1914-16), and initially traded as “Jacobsen and Welch”. See the following link :-
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=B14483
which indicates that the factory ceased in 1976. Have also attached a picture of the factory, and a picture of Newtonhurst (from 1922) cricket pavilion (which is where the Newton Mill cricketers played their cricket at that time). Hope this helps. Pete

[JDGen]

Thanks for posting this Pete, my mother worked there for a short time.  The factory is much bigger than I realised.

I think that the site has only just been redeveloped - I seem to remember driving past about 12 months ago.

Jean

[Stupes]

The last time I drove past was about six months ago, at which point it was owned by (and presumably still is) Louvolite. A few years ago, I wrote a book about the history of the Newtonhurst cricket team, a copy of which resides in local libraries (Ashton, Stalybridge, I think). This is the cricket team that has its origins in the Newton Mill cricket team, and part of the research into this book therefore involved the history of the factory as well. Newtonhurst, the cricket ground has long since gone, and has now been replaced by houses, with the roads now bearing sporting names (e.g. Charlton Avenue, Perry Avenue, and Mallory Road) to retain a reminder of yesteryear. As a matter of interest, the famous West Indian cricketer of the 1960's, Sonny Ramadhin, played on the Newtonhurst ground. The attached photos were taken in the 1920's, and show Newtonhurst at this time (one an aerial photo, and the other a close-up of the new pavilion). Regards, Pete.

[JDGen]

Thanks Pete,

My mum's family lived at Barnfield Farm - the entrance was by the Chapel near the end of what is now Talbot Road.  My father's family lived on Ashton Road for most of the 1800's although they were at Harrison Fold in 1841.

Appreciate your input on this thread, it is very interesting.

Jean

[Gilly21]

Hi Fishy

I have a Box of Newton Mill Stationery for sale (nominal amount plus postage) from around 1940 if it would be of any interest to you.

Gilly 21

[fishy]

Hi  Gilly

Thanks for letting me know about stationery, but no I  wont have any thankyou though. appreciate you asking me.


Barbara (fishy)

[Stupes]

Not sure where the 1895 came from. I must have mistyped this when I wrote that bit. As far as I'm aware, Jacobsen & Welch first started trading in 1893, a couple of years earlier.