WHITE HALL PAPER MILL

"White Hall", Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

This mill is believed to have been founded c1781 by John Booth. It was purchased in 1822 by John Ibbotson and run by him until his death in 1838.

"Derby Mercury" - 23 March 1825	"Derby Mercury" - 23 March 1831
"Derby Mercury" - 7 April 1830

The mill was then run by Joseph Hughes in partnership with Joseph Barnes and James Broadbent Ingham as "Hughes, Barnes and Ingham" from c1838 to 24 June 1849 and then by Joseph Hughes as "Joseph Hughes & Sons" from 1849 till his death in 1859. His four eldest sons then carried on the business under the same name until 6 June 1868 when one son, John Grime Hughes, withdrew from the partnership. The remaining three sons continued the business under the same name until selling it in 1869.

Family Portrait Believed to be of Joseph Hughes

In 1846 this mill was said to have been run with steam and water power of 100 horses. Davenport Goodman, Esq., George Booth and George Hollinshead were the actual owners.

Chinley, with Paper Mill Chimney in Background

In 1860 this mill was reportedly producing "newspaper, fine caps, small hands, grey, drab, blue and white cartridges - middles, hatter's, printings, and fancy colours." They had an office at 77A Market Street, Manchester, Lancashire. The mill apparently had a second registration as Excise No. 471. The mill was put up for auction in 1869 and passed to the Slack family.

White Hall Mill, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

Chinley, Derbyshire

Sources:

Derbyshire census returns.

Hughes, Ian Alexander "Hughes, A Family of Papermakers" (privately published, Melbourne, Vic., 1979)

Hughes, Peter Glynn (Family Portrait)

Lancashire census returns.

"The Paper Mills Directory" ("The Stationer", London, England 1860)

Newspapers:

Derbyshire "Derby Mercury"

Lancashire "Manchester Guardian"