Stott A H and Son

In the second half of the nineteenth century Oldham became the major cotton spinning town in Britain creating a demand for, amongst other things, industrial architects. Architects from Oldham came to dominate the business of designing cotton spinning mills in Lancashire and Stott & Sons were one of the oldest and most prominent firms active in this field, being responsible for around 20% of all new spinning mills designed in Lancashire between 1880 and 1914.  The firm originated in 1847 when Abraham Henthorn Stott, senior, set up an office in Oldham and subsequently he took his son, Jesse Ainsworth Stott into partnership in 1875 under the style A H Stott and Son. They were joined by Abraham Henhotn Stott junior in 1877 at which time the practice was re-named A H Stott and Sons