East Lancashire was a source of national pride in the height of its shoe manufacturing days
Lancashire's cotton industry led to urban growth on a level rarely seen before, particularly in towns such as Burnley, Blackburn, Accrington and Rawtenstall.
At its peak the shoe industry employed around 60,000 people in Rossendale and its beginnings come from the felt carpets made in Leeds which were sent to Myrtle Grove Mill in Rossendale for dyeing and printing. Soon afterwards Myrtle Grove Mill in Waterfoot was adapted to manufacture felt and the invention of slippers soon followed.
In 1879 John Rothwell went into partnership with James Gregory - their firm employed Henry Whittaker Trickett from 1881 to 1883 who went on to set up his own mill at Gaghills. By 1900 Trickett was employing over 1,000 people and producing 72,000 shoes a week. But not all Rossendale shoe manufacturers are consigned to the history books. R&M Heys Footwear Manufacturers was set up in 1979 and in 1997 moved to Haslingden’s Old Market where it is now run by the founder’s son Steven and his wife Diane who live in Accrington.
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