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Litton Mill, The Mill c.1955
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More about this scene

This early cotton mill in the valley of the River Wye was the scene, if the propaganda is to be believed, of some of the worst horrors of the exploitation of child labour in the 19th century. The mill owner, Ellis Needham, was accused of terrible acts against young Robert Blincoe in a famous `memoir` published in 1828.

A Selection of Memories from Litton Mill

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Litton Mill

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

Lived and worked here in the seventies it was run by lb Haringay manager was Mrs black at the time early seventies have some good memories there would love a photo of the building,it is now a housing estate the building was opposite a school
I went to work at Litton Mill when I was seventeen. Worked in the Sizing, Charlie Mellor was the supervisor. I met many lovely people and a great lot of characters. The sizing was machines with huge rollers set in a bed of sticky substance, the cotton yarn went through it and was wound into cones. The operatives had to watch for the yarn breaking and knot it up again. As with all millwork in those days the ...see more
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