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I have researched the Industrial Revolution of Hyndburn mainly Church, Oswaldtwistle and Accrington concentrating on the Peel family. I am also a photographer of many subjects specialising in Wildlife.
Turkey Red & Khaki at Elmfield Hall
Exploring the connections between two iconic dyes and the story of William Gatty and his home; Elmfield Hall in Accrington.
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Frederich Steiner patented the Turkey red dye process in 1843 after refining it from 20 process to 6 which was better for mass production dyeing. He amassed a fortune working with Frederick Gatty at Hagg works and the Church bank printworks. He named the streets of Accrington after his family and countries they traded in. His two daughters where very well known to royalist and one being a Marquis Victoria Carolina de Janquort.
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Mercerisation was invented at Clayton le Moors, Lancashire by John Mercer it was a process of toughening material giving it a lustre colour by soaking in caustic soda and drying on “tenter” hooks to prevent shrinkage in a machine called a stenter. John Mercer also invented an orange dye.
The video explains more below
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This is St James Church, Church, near Accrington locally known as Church kirk. It is where many calico printer mamagers and mill owners are buried in its small graveyard. The church contains stained glass windows by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne Jones and are 8ft by 4 ft depucing the four evangelists. The church is now closed.
Church visit video
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Church kirk mill was built in 1857 by Emund Kershaw a cotton weaving mill which still stands today owned by Bubbles, brushes and wipes.
Click the video link for more details
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Church bank mill was built by William Duckworth but built on an ancient fulling mill which fulling is cleaning wool before spining. It was situated next to the Church later it was bought in the 1960s and locally know as mastabar.
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The site at Church where Robert Peel came in 1772 to start printing and dyeing Church bank which is now bungalows but still surrounded by original a parimeter wall and gates from the c19
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William blythe chemical works Church who made the oil for fast dye in khkai video
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Foxhill bank printworks Oswaldtwistle
https://youtu.be/FejlUCms_U4
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Cotton warehouse of Thomas Harrgreave and Adam Dugdale built 1836 of Broad Oak mill centre of Accrington video
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The home of Robert Peel in Oswaldtwistle video where he started experiments with calico printing click the link
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Coke ovens needed to fuel the boilers at the mills to power the looms at Oswaldtwistle video
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Memorial to Frederick Gatty at Church kirk
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Church chemical company video
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The grave of Frederick Gatty at Church kirk
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The turkey red dye king Edward vii favourite
https://youtu.be/HHKvE-2cyCY
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William Blythe who helped Frederick Gatty achieve “Fast Khaki” with Sulphanated Castor Oil added to Khaki dye. The factory Wm Blythes still operates in Church, Accrington.
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Church bank Printworks Church, Accrington owned by Frederick Steiner Turkekey red dye manufacturer.
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Frederick Steiner process reinventor and patent of Turkey red dye 1843.
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Church bank printworks an artist sketch aprox 1890s where printing snd dyeing where manufactured using turkey red dye.
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The textile event at Elmfirld hsll, Gatty park, Church Video
https://youtu.be/19vw29wetp8