| Title | Manor Mill – James Ives & Co. |
| Date | c1900 |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | L156 |
| Comment | Operatives are mule spinning, the spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton between 1775 – 1779. It combined the functions of the spinning jenny and the water frame, driven by steam it was one of the machines which revolutionised the manufacture of cloth during the Industrial Revolution. |
L165 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Packing finished goods in the mill.
L174 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Cutting lengths of cloth in the mill.
L165 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Packing finished goods in the mill.
K489 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Power looms in the mill.
K495 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative is feeding fabric into a pressing machine.
K497 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
This was the rag grinding area of the mill, the rags would be used in the manufacture of fabrics such as “shoddy”, an inferior cloth.
L329 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
A mill operative warp dressing, the warp threads run lengthwise through fabric, the weft threads are woven through horizontally.
L332 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Warp twisting, the warp is the lengthwise thread through which the weft horizontal thread is woven.
K074 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative performing a process called Brushing on fabric.
K095 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Two operatives are involved in the process of cloth milling.
L093 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
An operative is working at the scribbling machine. Scribbling prepares the wool for spinning and includes the carding process which teases out the fibres.
DD004 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Looking down through girders into a yard.
X016 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Scribbling machines at Manor Mill.
The process of scribbling produces a long continuous strand of fibre which is twisted into yarn during the spinning process.
Z412 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Some of the mill machinery.
J481 – Manor Mill, c1900.
Manor Mill – c1900
Image of a blacksmith at work in Manor Mill, taken from a book of photos of Manor Mill.
Donated by John Hellawell.