1876 Picksley Sims Listing in Worralls Directory
PICKSLEY, SIMS, AND CO., LIMITED, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, MALLEABLE AND GENERAL IRONFOUNDERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE FIRST PRIZE PATENT "BALANCE STANDARD" AND "MODEL" COMBINED MACHINES, REAPERS, MOWERS, COMBINED AND HORSE RAKES; ALSO,
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE AND EXHIBITION
GOLD MEDAL CHAFF CUTTERS. TURNIP CUTTERS (single, Double, and Treble Action), OAT, BEAN AND INDIAN CORN MILLS; NEW IMPROVED OILCAKE BREAKER;
NEW IMPROVED HARDLEY'S PATENT MILL FOR GRINDING GRAIN BONE MILLS, HORSE GEARS,
HARROWS, LAND ROLLERS, GARDEN ROLLERS, &c. Leamington and Kitchen Ranges, Stoves, Grates, &c.
P., S., & Co. LIMITED, HAVE BEEN AWARDED Upwards of 550 First Prizes, Gold and Silver Medals, &c., for their AGRICULTURAL MACHINES. Prces and Particulars Free on application.
Address-BEDFORD FOUNDRY, LEIGH, Lancashire. LEIGH, BEDFORD, WEST LEIGH, & PENNINGTON.
LEIGH is a market town, formed of portions of Richard Arkwright, however, improved upon the reed- the townships of Bedford, Pennington, and West maker's invention, and eventually secured a large Leigh, and is governed by a Local Board consist- fortune. In the adjacent township of Bedford are the ing of 18 members, six of whom are returned for works of Picksley, Sims & Co., Limited, iron founders Bedford, six for Pennington, and six for West Leigh. It and agricultural implement makers. There are two is 13 miles w. from Manchester, 23 E.N.E. from Liver- newspapers published on Saturday-viz., the Leigh pool, 7 from Bolton, 11 from Warrington, 7 from Chronicle and the Leigh Journal, which have an extent- Wigan, and 197 N.w. from London. The parish of sive circulation in the town and surrounding districts. Leigh comprises the townships of Atherton, Bedford, The ancient parish church of St. Mary, having become Pennington, Tyldesley, and West Leigh. The popu- much dilapidated, has been recently re-built, with the lation according to the census of 1871 was-Bedford, exception of the tower, at a cost of about £9,000. 6,610; Pennington, 5,424; and West Leigh, 5,587; The foundation stone of the new edifice was laid on total, 17,621; but there has been a marked increase of the 15th May, 1871, by the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the population since that time. Leigh is excellently with great ceremony, the day being kept as a general situated, and peculiarly well adapted for manufacture holiday in the town; the new church is in the per- ing purposes, the neighbourhood furnishing an perpendicular Gothic style of architecture, from the abundant supply of coal and water; the manufacture designs of Messrs. Paley & Austin, architects, of Lan- of silk and cotton is carried on extensively; the caster. The living of Leigh is a discharged vicarage, railway and canal accommodation offering great of the annual value of £270, with residence, in the facilities for the transit of goods to Manchester and gift of Lord Lilford. The Rev. J. H. Stanning, M.A., Liverpool. In the history of inventions connected is the vicar. Christ Church, in the township of Pen- with manufacturing machinery, this parish claims a nington, is a beautiful stone edifice, erected in 1853-4, high position, as the first spinning jenny was con- from the design of Mr. Shellard of Manchester. The structed here, by Thos. Highs, a reed maker, in 1763. schools in connection with the churches are well
58 LEIGH, BEDFORD, &c. [WORRALL'S
BEDFORD is a populous and flourishing township, immediately adjoining and in the parish of Leigh. Here are several large cotton and silk mills, and the foundries of Picksley, Sims & Co., Limited, which employ a large number of hands, and has added. much to the prosperity of the immediate neighbour- hood. There are also several breweries. The Bedford Brewing and Malting Company's premises are in this township. St. Thomas's church is a handsome brick building, with day and Sunday schools attached. The Rev. Moorhouse James, M.A., is the vicar. The Rail- way station here is named "Bedford Leigh," and is on the Kenyon branch of the Eccles, Tyldesley and Wigan section of the London and North Western Railway.
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS. Picksley, Sims & Co. Limited, Bed- ford Foundry, Chapel st, Bedford