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in 1861 had a dramatic impact on McConnel & Kennedy. Raw cotton supplies from
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America, and Sedgwick Mill was one of the largest mills in operation in the United Kingdom. Henry retired from the business in 1860 and his brother James retired in 1861, leaving William as the sole owner of the mill.
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slate quarry stood and took over slate extraction operations. McConnel oversaw a significant expansion of operations at the quarry. A major part of this was to construct a new railway from the quarry to the
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Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society
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166:narrow gauge
142:Hengwrt Hall
139:
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117:John Kennedy
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89:slate quarry
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48:(1902-10-10)
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1544:1902 deaths
1539:1810 births
1508:Robert Owen
1218:Rapier loom
1193:Water frame
1061:Robert Peel
1021:Samuel Greg
1016:Hannah Greg
976:Hugh Birley
959:Mill owners
471:Tywyn Wharf
411:Locomotives
269:10 February
154:Bryn Eglwys
86:Bryn Eglwys
1523:Categories
1381:Manchester
1376:Lancashire
1371:Derbyshire
1320:More looms
1223:Dandy loom
1112:Courtaulds
1051:Hugh Mason
657:Architects
647:Lancashire
552:Sonia Rolt
481:Rhydyronen
229:References
207:Later life
113:Manchester
82:Lancashire
1421:Yorkshire
1406:Stockport
1351:LCC mills
769:Fairbairn
464:Locations
433:Sir Haydn
146:Dolgellau
54:Colmonell
1466:Pioneers
1411:Tameside
1396:Rochdale
1366:Cheshire
1188:Steaming
905:Asa Lees
547:Tom Rolt
486:Brynglas
454:Tom Rolt
419:Talyllyn
1430:Museums
1401:Salford
1391:Preston
1183:Carding
496:Dolgoch
447:Douglas
426:Dolgoch
193:Saltney
148:in mid
109:Ancoats
35:Ancoats
1356:Bolton
650:cotton
520:People
476:Pendre
323:Nature
1416:Wigan
684:Stott
150:Wales
144:near
1361:Bury
271:2020
43:Died
31:1810
28:Born
331:doi
327:109
219:née
107:in
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