See http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Hundreds-fled-Old-Basford-factory-inferno/article-693479-detail/article.html
Geoge Pearson & Sons on Southwark Street, Basford was started by my ancestors. They were Bleachers & Dyers. I've researched the family back to Andrew Pearson, a bleacher born around 1730. The family also owned Rosebery House,Waterford Street, now a Community Mental Health service.