Editing Reddish (section)

===Industrial Revolution===
The [[Stockport Branch Canal]] passed through Reddish and opened in 1797.<ref>Cited in many places, e.g. Downham [http://interactive.stockport.gov.uk/Heritage/Astle's%20History%20of%20Stockport/00000202.pdf p. 144].  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308031311/http://interactive.stockport.gov.uk/Heritage/Astle%27s%20History%20of%20Stockport/00000202.pdf |date=March 8, 2008 }}</ref> It seems to have had little effect by 1825, when Corry's description of Reddish, in full, was "The population of Reddish is but thin".<ref>{{cite book | last = Corry | first = John | author-link = John Corry (writer) | title = The history of Lancashire, Volume 1 | orig-year = 1825 | url = http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/MOME?af=RN&ae=U104587369&srchtp=a&ste=14 | access-date = 2006-10-01 | year = 2006 | publisher = Thomson Gale }}</ref> Booker states that in 1857 Reddish was almost entirely agricultural, being made of meadow and pasture ({{convert|1320|acre|km2}}); arable land ({{convert|90|acre|m2}}); wood and water ({{convert|50|acre|m2}}); and buildings and streets ({{convert|44|acre|m2}}). At that time, Reddish contained "neither post-office, schoolmaster, lawyer, doctor, nor pawnshop".<ref>Booker, p. 200, repeated verbatim by Farrer & Brownbill.</ref> The population increased over tenfold in the next fifty years with the Industrial Revolution.

The water-powered calico printworks in Reddish Vale on the [[River Tame, Greater Manchester|River Tame]] is known to have been working before 1800. Industrial development followed the line of the canal<ref>Downham, p. 149.</ref> and was steam-powered throughout. A variety of manufacturers moved into Reddish during this period.

Robert Hyde Greg and John Greg, sons of Samuel Greg of [[Quarry Bank Mill]], who owned about a third of Reddish by 1857,<ref>Booker, p. 201.</ref> opened Albert Mills for cotton spinning in 1845. Moor Mill, manufacturing knitting machines, was built around the same time. [[Houldsworth Mill, Reddish|William Houldsworth's Reddish Mill]] for cotton spinning was opened in 1864. Hanover Mill was built in 1865 for cotton spinning, but in 1889 was converted to make silk, velvet, woven fur etc.

The Reddish Spinning Company, partly owned by Houldsworth, opened in 1870. Furnival & Co, making printing presses, opened in 1877.<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Furnival_and_Co Furnival and Co<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Andrew's Gas Engine works opened in 1878.<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._E._H._Andrew_and_Co J. E. H. Andrew and Co<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Manchester Guardian]]'s printworks opened in 1899. [[Craven Brothers]], a manufacturer of machine tools and cranes, opened the Vauxhall Works on Greg Street, in 1900.<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Craven_Brothers Craven Brothers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Broadstone Spinning Company opened a large [[double mill]] in 1906/7. These major employers were accompanied by numerous smaller concerns, including dyeworks, bleachworks, wire ropeworks, brickworks, screw manufacturers, makers of surveying equipment, and a tobacco factory.<ref name="Downham">Downham.</ref>

A small number of closures of major industrial employers took place in the first half of the 20th century, due to the ebb and flow of trade. Andrew's Gas Engine Works was taken over in 1905 by [[Richard Hornsby & Sons]] of [[Grantham]],<ref>Astle</ref><ref name=OHYGC>{{cite book | last = Newman | first = Bernard | title = One hundred years of good company | year = 1957 | publisher = [[Ruston & Hornsby]] | location = Lincoln | pages=75–6}}</ref> the business was transferred to Grantham and the Reddish works closed some time during the [[Great Depression|great depression]] following [[World War I|WWI]].<ref name=OHYGC/> Cronin indicates that the works were still in operation in 1930.<ref name="Cronin 82">Cronin, p82.</ref> The Atlas wire rope works closed in 1927.<ref>Ashmore, pp 45, 86.</ref>

Reddish took its share of the decline in Lancashire cotton production and finishing. Broadstone Mills ceased production in 1959;<ref>Holden p168, Ashmore p84, Arrowsmith p258.</ref> Reddish Mills closed in 1958 with the loss of 350-400 jobs;<ref>Cronin p58</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TWO COTTON MILLS TO CLOSE |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times |page= 10|date=1958-10-28 }}</ref> Spur Mill followed in 1972;<ref>Ashmore p85, Cronin p79.</ref> and the long-lived Reddish Vale printworks closed by 1975;<ref>Ashmore p85.</ref> Albert Mill continued to trade as R. Greg and co under new ownership, but finally closed in 1982.<ref name="Cronin 82"/> Ashmore wrote in 1975 that "Stockport has ceased to be a cotton town."<ref>Ashmore p27.</ref>

The decline of Broadstone Mills was accompanied by high farce. In November 1958 the company sold a number of spinning mules as scrap for just over £3,000. By agreement, the machines remained in the mill over the winter. A small number had been broken and removed by April 1959, when the government announced a compensation package for firms that agreed to scrap spinning capacity. As the title in the mules had passed to the scrapman, it was decided that the company was not entitled to compensation amounting to over £60,000, despite the fact that the machinery was still on its premises. Actions in the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] and the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]] in 1965 were fruitless.<ref>{{cite news |title=SOURCE OF RUEFUL REFLECTION |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times |page=5 |date=1965-03-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ELIMINATED TOO SOON |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times |page=5 |date=1965-10-19}}</ref>

Some of the mills vacated by the spinners found other uses. The Reddish Spinning Company's mill was taken over by V. & E. Friedland who became the world's largest manufacture of doorbells; an extension to the mill won several architectural awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now MBB spotlight will fall on Europe |work = [[Manchester Evening News]] |date = 3 August 1994 | quote=CARADON Friedland of Reddish, the world's leading maker of doorbells and chimes&nbsp;...}}</ref> The mill is now residential. Broadstone Mill was partly demolished, but now houses small commercial units.<ref>{{cite news | title = Opportunities knock for entrepreneur Richard | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/s/231/231151_opportunities_knock_for_entrepreneur_richard.html | work = Manchester Evening News | publisher = Manchester Evening News | date = 2006-12-19 | access-date = 2007-01-02 }}</ref> Regeneration efforts at Houldsworth Mill were instrumental in Stockport Council winning British Urban Regeneration Association's award for best practice in regeneration.<ref>{{cite news | title = Stockport awarded Houldsworth honour | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/s/179/179995_stockport_awarded_houldsworth_honour.html | work = Manchester Evening News | publisher = Manchester Evening News | date = 1 November 2005 | access-date = 2006-11-10}}</ref> £12 million has been spent to convert the mill into mixed use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princes-regeneration.org/pmwiki.php?n=RTH.HouldsworthMill |title=Houldsworth Mill: The Prince's Regeneration Trust |access-date=2006-11-10 |date=17 October 2006 |publisher=The Prince's Regeneration Trust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164449/http://www.princes-regeneration.org/pmwiki.php?n=RTH.HouldsworthMill |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> The area around Houldsworth mill is now designated as a conservation area.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2978/8803/9020/12299/houldsworthca| title = Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Houldsworth (1981)| access-date = 5 April 2010| work = Stockport MBC web pages| publisher = Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>
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