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| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Eclipse Mill | Rochdale SD 908 139 53°37′19″N 2°08′28″W / 53.622°N 2.141°W / 53.622; -2.141 ("Eclipse Mill") | ||||
| Notes: Five storeys, 41 by 14 bays. Ornamental water tower | |||||
| Ealees Mill | Rochdale, SD942162 53°38′31″N 2°05′20″W / 53.642°N 2.089°W / 53.642; -2.089 ("Ealees Mill") | ||||
| Ellenroad Mill | Newhey, Milnrow, Rochdale SD930116 53°36′04″N 2°06′25″W / 53.601°N 2.107°W / 53.601; -2.107 ("Ellenroad Mill]")] |
1890 | 1982 | 92 | |
| Notes: Five storey fireproof mule mill, brick 40 bays by 18, corner turrets, 3 projecting towers on south front. Damaged by fire in 1916. Rebuilt for ring.Triple expansion horizontal by J & W McNaught, rebuilt by Clayton, Goodfellow as twin tandem 1916. 23.5 in and 43.75 diameter. Corliss valves on high pressure. 28ft rope cylinder. The mill itself is no longer standing, but the engine house, boiler house and chimney still are complete, with the steam engine which is maintained and steamed once a month by the Ellenroad Trust.(in 1982) | |||||
| Ensor Mill | Queensway Rochdale SD 888 111 53°35′48″N 2°10′17″W / 53.5966°N 2.1713°W / 53.5966; -2.1713 ("Ensor Mill") |
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| Notes: Engine named 'Clara'. a 750hp cross compound engine by Yates and Thom, 1915. 21"HP, 39"LP X 4ft stroke, operating on 160psi, at 73rpm. 21ft flywheel, 21 ropes. Corliss valves on both cylinders. Air pump drive from tail rod. And also a 750hp tandem compound engine by Sharples, 1908. 19"HP, 40"LP X 4ft stroke. Operating on 160psi, at 72 ½ rpm. 22ft flywheel, 17 ropes. Corliss valves on both cylinders. Air pump drive from crosshead. New Corliss gear and Lumb governors to both engines instead of Dobson's motion. | |||||
| Facit Mill | Whitworth Rochdale SD 888 189 53°39′58″N 2°10′16″W / 53.666°N 2.171°W / 53.666; -2.171 ("Facit Mill") |
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| Fieldhouse Mill | Whitworth Road Rochdale SD 897 146 53°37′41″N 2°09′25″W / 53.628°N 2.157°W / 53.628; -2.157 ("Fieldhouse Mill") |
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| Notes: Earlier mill was four storey, brick, rectangular windows stone sills and lintel. Later mill, three storey with stone decorated water tower: own branch line to Rochdale to Bacup line of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1870. By 1971 one mill was disused and partially demolished, but Bright's continued to use the other mill (with stack). Bright's were always regarded as a good firm to work for - they provided, for instance, a creche where babies and small children could be looked after while their mothers were at work. | |||||
| Flat Mill | Rochdale | ||||
| Garfield | Milnrow, Rochdale | 1884 | 1968 | 84 | |
| Grange Mill (partof) | Rochdale | ||||
| Green Grove Mill | Rochdale | ||||
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