SALFORD OLD FOUNDRY
foundry, machine shop and smithy
Salford
Todmorden
Map Ref. SD934239
Known occupiers
1796?-1861
JACKSON Jeremiah
JACKSON James
1822-1871
STANSFIELD James
STANSFIELD Richard
1851
HODGINS Anthony
1860-1890
STANSFIELD J. & J.
1871-1888
WHITEHEAD James
1895-96
WHITEHEAD George & Sons
Machine Shop
Notes from John Travis, 19th century historian:
Before 1840, John Barker and his son William of Hanging Ditch were employed by Jeremiah Jackson (Old Jer) master mechanic and machine maker, in Salford in a shop at the back of the Steam Factory.
Hebden Bridge Times and Caldervale Gazette, 15th March 1882
Recollections of Todmorden 50 to 60 years ago.
Salford
... Opposite this sizehouse the late Jeremiah Jackson had his mechanic’s shop. He was grandfather of the sons of the Jeremiah Jackson who now have premises about Derdale. The shop was too, for a number of years, carried on in a building now absorbed into MESSRS ASTIN AND BARKER'S WORKS
The Salford Old Foundry was then the only one near Todmorden, except a private one at Messrs Fieldens at WATERSIDE. Here in Salford, the iron, cotton and machinery interests were exhibited in their earlier stages at Todmorden. Forty to fifty years ago what was known as the “weft fork” was first applied to a loom erected in part of the old shop occupied by Jeremiah Jackson. It was the invention of John Ramsbottom, son of Henry Ramsbottom of the STEAM FACTORY, and the patent right of it was sold on his account, and the representatives of the late Richard Holt of Todmorden, to a firm in Blackburn. It has been universally adopted almost as an indispensable appendage to the calico powerloom.
Todmorden’s 75th Anniversary Booklet (1971)
Jeremiah Jackson Ltd. textile engineers, established 1796.
Leigh’s Directory 1818
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Todmorden
Baines 1822
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Salford
Pigot & Deane 1824/25
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Salford
Pigot 1834
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Salford
1841 census
- Jeremiah Jackson, Bank Top, aged 60, appraiser.
- Jeremiah Jackson (son) aged 20, machine maker.
- James Jackson, Roomfield Lane, aged 40, machine maker.
White 1842/43
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Salford
White 1847
Jeremiah Jackson, machine maker, Salford
1851 census
- Jeremiah Jackson, Cockpit, aged 75, mechanic.
- Jeremiah Jackson, Union Street, aged 38, machine maker employing 6 men
- James Jackson, Roomfield Lane, aged 54, machine maker
White 1853
James & James Jackson, machine makers, Salford
Todmorden Rates Book 1860
Occupied by J. & J. Jackson; owned by Susan Dearden; Salford; machine shop, boiler house etc; rateable value £22.12s.8d.
Todmorden and Hebden Bridge Advertiser 26th October 1861
Richard Stansfield, Salford, has taken the machine shop lately occupied by Messrs J. & J. Jackson of Salford.
Todmorden Rates Book 1862-1869
Occupied by Richard Stansfield; owned by Susan Dearden; machine shop etc; Salford; rateable value £22.12s.8d.
1866 – rateable value £28.10s.0d.
White 1866
Richard Stansfield, loom makers, Salford Old Foundry
Todmorden Rates Book 1870
Occupied by Mrs. Stansfield; owned by Susan Dearden; machine shop etc; Salford; rateable value £28.10s.0d.
Kelly 1871
Richard Stansfield, cotton machinist, Salford Old Foundry
1871 Census
Grace Stansfield, widow, 1 Bank Buildings, aged 52, ironfounder and loom maker employing 57 men
Todmorden Rates Book 1871-1881
Empty; owned by Susan Dearden; foundry etc; Salford; rateable value £28.10s.0d.
Foundry
Notes from John Travis, contemporary historian:
James Stansfield was at Salford Old Foundry, then his son William, then Richard, a younger brother. They made castings for Jonathan Barker at Salford and MILLWOOD. Then the Barkers built their own foundry, so having lost this work, Richard Stansfield went in for loom making. He died after struggling through the difficulties of the depression.
Leigh’s Directory 1818
James Stansfield, iron founder, Todmorden
Baines 1822
James Stansfield, iron founder, Salford
Baines 1824
James Stansfield, iron founder, Salford
Parson & White 1830
James Stansfield, iron and brass founder, Salford
Census 1851
- Richard Stansfield, Salford, aged 32, iron founder in partnership firm of 3, employing 15 men & 6 boys.
- Anthony Hodgins, Salford, aged 35, iron founder in partnership firm of 3, employing 15 men & 6 boys.
White 1853
Richard Stansfield & Co. iron and brass founders, Salford
Todmorden Rates Book 1860-1869
Owned and occupied by Richard Stansfield; yard, foundry, office; Salford; rateable value £43.12s.11d.
1866 – rateable value £30.15s.0d.
1861 Census
Richard Stansfield, Bank Buildings, aged 41, iron founder employing 20 men and 3 boys.
Kelly 1861
Richard Stansfield & Co. iron and brass founders, Salford Old Foundry
White 1866
Richard Stansfield, iron and brass founders, Salford Old Foundry
Todmorden Rates Book 1870
Owned and occupied by Mrs. Stansfield; yard, foundry, office; Salford; rateable value £30.15s.0d.
Kelly 1871
Richard Stansfield, iron and brass founder, Salford Old Foundry
1871 Census
Grace Stansfield, widow, 1 Bank Buildings, aged 52, ironfounder and loom maker employing 57 men
Todmorden Rates Book 1871-1874
Occupied by J. Whitehead; owned by Susan Dearden; tinner’s shop; Salford; rateable value £30.15s.0d.
1874 – rateable value £21.5s.0d.
Todmorden Rates Book 1875-1888
Occupied by J. Whitehead; owned by James Whitehead; tinner’s shop; Salford; rateable value £21.5s.0d.
1880 – rateable value £27.5s.0d.
1888 – rateable value £9.
Todmorden Rates Book 1890
Empty; owned by James Whitehead; tinner’s shop; Salford; rateable value £9.
8th December 1893
Mr. Frank Whitehead of Stansfield Street, Todmorden, of the firm of G. Whitehead & Sons, iron and tin plate workers, died suddenly at the age of 42 years. On the Sunday following, 100 members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows met at the Oddfellows Hall, Todmorden, and walked in procession to Christ Church, the deceased being the Grand Master of the District.
Slater 1895
George Whitehead & Sons, sizing and drying machines, tin and copper cylinder and roller makers, Hall Ing and Salford.
Todmorden Rates Book 1896
Owned and occupied by George Whitehead & Sons; tinner’s shop; Salford; rateable value £38.5s.0d.
Smithy
Todmorden Rates Book 1860-1890
Owned and occupied by J. & J. Stansfield; smithy; Salford; rateable value £8.13s.4d.
1866 – rateable value £10.7s.0d.
1880 – rateable value £12.
1890 – rateable value £14.5s.0d. |