3-102-249 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Heapey Bleach-Works, Chorley, Lancashire, 1909. 'From raw cotton to complete costume. At Heapey, near Chorley, are the works (the largest of Rylands and Sons' trade in the United Kingdom) where goods are bleached and dyed. Here 60,000,000 yards of fabric are dealt with every year, and 2,000,000 gallons of water are used every day.' From "Illustrated London News", 1909.