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    The following Sketch of Stalybridge is taken with very little alteration from Butterworth’s “Historical Account of Stalybridge, the copyright of which lapsed in 1884. STALYBRIDGE is one of the largest of those towns owing their origin almost wholly to the cotton manufacture. It is seated in a deep valley, extending on both sides of the river Tame, which her divides Lancashire from Cheshire. The ancient bridge over the Tame gave the town its name. originally published on http://stalybridgetown.wixsite.com/history/early-history-of-stalybridge

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    The following Sketch of Stalybridge is taken with very little alteration from Butterworth’s “Historical Account of Stalybridge, the copyright of which lapsed in 1884. STALYBRIDGE is one of the largest of those towns owing their origin almost wholly to the cotton manufacture. It is seated in a deep valley, extending on both sides of the river Tame, which her divides Lancashire from Cheshire. The ancient bridge over the Tame gave the town its name. originally published on http://stalybridgetown.wixsite.com/history/early-history-of-stalybridge

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    Early History of Stalybridge

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    Chris CG
    The following Sketch of Stalybridge is taken with very little alteration from Butterworth’s “Historical Account of Stalybridge, the copyright of which lapsed in 1884. STALYBRIDGE is one of the largest of those towns owing their origin almost wholly to the cotton manufacture. It is seated in a deep valley, extending on both sides of the river Tame, which her divides Lancashire from Cheshire. The ancient bridge over the Tame gave the town its name. originally published on http://stalybridgetown.wixsite.com/history/early-history-of-stalybridge

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    Early History Of Stalybridge

    ThefollowingSketchofStalybridgeistakenwithverylittlealterationfromButterworths
    HistoricalAccountofStalybridge,thecopyrightofwhichlapsedin1884.

    STALYBRIDGEisoneofthelargestofthosetownsowingtheiroriginalmostwhollytothe
    cottonmanufacture.Itisseatedinadeepvalley,extendingonbothsidesoftheriverTame,
    whichherdividesLancashirefromCheshire.TheancientbridgeovertheTamegavethe
    townitsname.

    ThedistrictofStayleywasformerly,andityetinsomedegree,awildandromanticregion,
    interspersedwithboldhillsandtheMoorishgulliesseparatingthem.Fromthesethensolitary
    glens,pouredthestreamsoftheTame,throughwoodsalmostimpenetrableexcepttothe
    halfcivilizedhuntsman.Suchwastherudeandsavagestateofthistractonbothsidesofthe
    TamewhentheRomansconstructedaroadfromtheirstationatStockporttothatat
    Castleshaw,inSaddleworth.Thisroad(knownasStayleyStreet)passedthefootofthat
    rockthenknownasCastleHill.

    Stalybridgewaslongfamousforweavers,dyersandpressersofwoollencloth.In1748the
    principalemploymentofthe140inhabitantswasthespinningofworstedyarnsforthe
    Nottinghamhosiers,andthecottontradeprevailedalittle,initsdomesticstage.

    In1763thepopulationwas500.Thefirstcottonmillwaserectedin1776byapersonnamed
    Hall,inwhichcardingwasperformedbywaterpowerandspinningbyhand.Theyear1776
    ismemorablealsoasbeingtheyearinwhichtheoldepiscopalchapelwasbuild.Thevillage
    thenconsistedofagroupofhousesalongthelanebetwixtthebridgeandRassbottom,and
    anumberofhousesstraggledonCockerHill.

    In1794,Dr.AikindescribedStalybridgeasaverylargeandextensivevillage,ina
    continuedstreetofhalfamile,wellpaved,thehouseswellbuilt,someofstone,butthe
    greaterpartofbrick.AttheperiodoftheDoctorshighlyfavourablesketch,thehouseswere
    about220,andthepopulationnumberedabout1,100.

    From1776to1801,Messrs.Hallremainedtheonlycottonmanufacturerswhocarriedonthe
    processinamill.About1796thefirststeamengineerectedhere(oneofsixhorsepower)
    wasplacedinthismill.

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    Theintroductionofimprovedmachineryintothemanufactureofcottonencounteredviolent
    opposition,andtosuchapitchwerethethreatsofthepopulaceandtheapprehensionsof
    themillownerraised,thatthedoorswerelockednightandday,andthemillresembleda
    garrison.Timeservedtodissipatethesealarms,andtoreconciletheworkerstotheprogress
    ofmechanicalimprovements.

    Intheyear1901Messrs.Lees,Cheetham&Co.erectedanengineof40horsepowerto
    worktheircottonmill.In1814therewereelevenfactories,andin1818thisnumberhad
    increasedtosixteen.Duringthefirsttwentyyearsofthenineteenthcenturytheexcellent
    positionofStalybridgeinitsadvantagesoffuelandfacilitiesofconveyancewereduly
    appreciated,sothatthetowngrewlargerandlargereveryyearthestreetsmultiplied
    rapidlyhousesstartedintoexistenceasifbymagicextensivefactoriesrearedtheirmassive
    wallsandthesiteofthewoodsofStayleybecameaflourishingtown.

    In1823thespinningmills,inclusiveofloommills,were26andin1825thespinning
    factoriesaloneamountedto22.In1841thenumberofcottonmillsinthetownandvicinity
    was32,andin1825therewere29steamenginesand6waterwheelsengagedinthecotton
    industry.In1831thenumberofsteamengineshadincreasedto38,totalhorsepowerjust
    over1,000.

    Year

    Spindles

    Powerlooms

    1825

    354,580

    2,470

    1841

    536,000

    5,000

    Population18235,500Population(Census)183114,216

    NumberofHouses

    1823

    about900

    NumberofHouses

    1831

    "

    2,357

    NumberofHouses

    1841

    "

    3,100

    Thenumberofhousesin1823wasestimatedatabout900.Inthecourseoftheyears
    182345from700to800newhouseswerebuilt.Duringtheyears1827to1830about700

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    newdwellingswereerected.Intheyear1831thetownconsistedchieflyofthestreets
    extendingfromStamfordStreettoGrosvenorStreet,comprising2,357inhabitedhouses.
    From1833to1837thetownincreasedrapidly,andanumberofnewstreetswereformed,
    especiallyontheDukinfieldside.

    APublicMeetingoftheinhabitantsheldOctober22nd,1827,resolvedtoapplyforanActof
    Parliament,inordertoenabletheratepayerstoappointCommissionersforthedirectingof
    thepoliceaffairs,etc.AnActforthesepurposeswasobtainedMay9,1828,andprovides
    thattheratepayersshallannuallyelectonthefirstWednesdayinMay,twentyone
    ratepayers,whooccupypremisesoftheyearlyvalueof50,tobeCommissionersfor
    cleansing,lighting,andregulatingthetown,erectingaTownHall,providingaMarket,etc.
    ThisonceobscurevillagewasconstitutedaMarketTownbythePoliceAct..

    Theyear1836isnotablebyreasonofthefactthataStatisticalSurveywasthenmadeby
    theManchesterStatisticalSociety.TheNumberofdwellingsexaminedwas3,313,ofwhich
    2,587werehouses,670sittingrooms,56cellars,and39publichousesandbeershops.
    Thenumberofpersonsinhabitinghouseswas12,345,rooms,670,andcellars,56.Thetotal
    populationwasestimatedat17,200.*Itwasfoundthat4,484personscouldreadandwrite,
    whilst4,188couldreadonly.Theheadsoffamiliesbelongingtothe

    ChurchofEnglandwere

    769

    lodgersofthesameprofession.

    95

    Dissenterswere

    917

    lodgersofthesameprofession.

    169

    Catholicswere

    455

    lodgersofthesameprofession.

    436

    Makingnoprofession,

    1174, lodgersmakingnoprofession.

    588

    *Anoverestimation.

    Textfromthe1904StalybridgeTownHandbook

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