Just an idea, which I would like Tinpot's opinion on. AS there seems, as yet , to be no evidence of a real cotton mill that might give rise to
the name Cotton St, I was wondering if the name came from the use of its products. As I understand it, fibres, including cotton have to be carded to remove rubbish and align threads, this is done by running the raw material through rollers which are covered in pins. William Phipson was originally a pin maker, so could it be that a large proportion of his pins were aimed at the carding industry?
the name Cotton St, I was wondering if the name came from the use of its products. As I understand it, fibres, including cotton have to be carded to remove rubbish and align threads, this is done by running the raw material through rollers which are covered in pins. William Phipson was originally a pin maker, so could it be that a large proportion of his pins were aimed at the carding industry?