Time Line Data

Year


	1856


		Event

	Description


	Mobberley Mills, near Knutsford, Cheshire. Sale by auction of the whole of the valuable machinery for preparing and spinning cotton, together with the condensing Steam engine, Butterley Boiler etc.

Mr. Wheatley Kirk (?auctioneer) is favoured with the instruction from the proprieter to sell by auction on Wednesday, March 5, 1856 commencing at twelve o’clock in the morning, on the premises of Mobberley Cotton Mills


	Comment


	Assumed to be the old Crepe mill (Mill Lane) which is shown as a Cotton mill on the Tythe map of 1838


	Reference


	Page 7, 01/03/1856. Page 8, 16/02/1856 & 23/02/1856


	Source of Info


	The Manchester Guardian


	Source location


	British Library - on-line newspapers see link below


	Source Reference


	www.uk.olivesoftware.com

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06/09/06


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	06/09/06