eorge Saxon, Openshaw, which was altered in 1921. It had a 22 ft flywheel mounted at end of shaft driving 28 ropes which operated at 78 rpm. Courtaulds used the mill for synthetics. Destroyed by fire in the 1971. |
|Textile||Potts, Pickup & Dixon||Cobden St, Chadderton|
|Notes: In 1915, 98436 spindles – used by Platt as a show mill. Closed in 1927. Remained empty until after the war when LCC bought it for storage of Baled Waste for export, part of it burned out in 1950. Courtaulds sold it in 1961. The use for cotton waste continued. In 1996 it was reduced to 2 storeys.|
|Notes: It was driven by 2,500 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine by J & E Wood of Bolton built in 1907. The engines were called 'Rina' and Helen'. They drove a 26 ft flywheel with 54 ropes at 68 rpm.
Now part of the Wigan Pier redevelopment area. The 2500 hp steam engine has been restored and operates as a visitor attraction.
|Trent||F.W. Dixon & Son||Duchess Street, Shaw and Crompton||1908||1967–1969|
|Notes: Dual purpose, mule yarns: twist and weft- ring yarns, −1800 hp cross compound engine by George Saxon of Manchester, 1907. 30"HP, 60"LP X 5 ft stroke. 180 psi, 65 rpm. 26 ft flywheel, 40 ropes. Corliss valves on both cylinders. Air pumps driven from each crosshead. It opened in 1908 and closed in 1929. It was reopened by LCC in 1938 and closed again in 1962, and demolished in 1967. In 1915, it had 120,000 spindles by Platt. The site is in industrial use.|
|Notes: Driven by an 1800 hp triple-expansion vertical engine by George Saxon, Openshaw built in 1906. It had an 18 ft flywheel, 40 ropes operating at 75 rpm. Tudor Mill, next to the Ashton Canal Warehouse at Portland Basin, opened in 1903. It ceased spinning cotton in the 1960s and was used as a warehouse until it was destroyed by fire in 1970. |
The 1950 mills (U–Z)
|Notes: Ring mill|
|Welkin Mill||Lower Bredbury, Stockport|
|Notes: Ring mill producing 1940s to 1950s. Housing Buckleys printers, until the firm collapsed in October 2008.|
|Wilton Mill, Radcliffe||Radcliffe|
|Notes: Driven by a 1500 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine by W & J Galloway & Sons, Manchester built in 1908. It had a 26 ft flywheel, 37 ropes operating at 63 rpm.|
Other Mills that were owned before 1951
|Alexandra Mill||Acre Lane, Oldham 1868|
|Notes: Architect N.Rucroft. Engine (1) Woolstenhulme & Rye 1868
(2) Buckley & Taylor 800 hp 1905. The first owner was Robert Stott, then sold to Stott & Thatcher. In 1929 LCC rented the mill- it was demolished in 1936
|Palmer Mills, Stockport||Portwood, Stockport
|Notes: Built around 1820 alongside the river Goyt, the remains can be seen from the St Mary's Way bridge. It is under the Courtts furniture store.|
||Travis Street, Heaton Norris SJ 886903||1834||181|
|Notes: A historical significant mill that is used as a principal example in Andrew Ure's book. It pioneered the use of the cast iron I beam. It was built by William Fairbairn for Ralph Orrell. Originally a six-storey combined mill 280 ft by 50 ft, with side wings. It was designed to house 125,000 throstle and 33,000 mule spindles. Later in 1887 it was recorded as having 140,000 spindles and 1000 power looms. The original beam engine was replaced around 1912, and a new separate engine house built. At this time a rope race was added to the mill to replace the former fixed vertical main shaft. It was damaged by fire in the 1960s, and one storey was removed, and was demolished in the ?1980s. |
|Notes: Mr Fletcher. 1800 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine by Yates and Thom, 1906. 24"HP, 29"IP, two 38"LP X 5 ft 6 in stroke. 180 psi, 65 rpm. 27 ft, 67 ton flywheel, 38 ropes. Corliss valves on all cylinders. Guide under block between cylinders. Air pump driven from each crosshead.|
1600 hp right handed, tandem compound engine by Carel Freres, Ghent, order
number 875, 1909. 30"HP, 53"LP X 4 ft stroke. 160 psi, 90 rpm. 21 ft flywheel, 62 tons, ? ropes. Drop valves on both cylinders. Airpump driven from crank pin. Tail rod support guide. This engine was originally going to be a twin tandem. Crank and trunk guide casting