List of Mills in Rochdale - H To L

H To L

Name Architect Location Built Demolished Served
(Years)
Hanging Lane Rochdale 1791
Notes: Opened in 1791, Rochdale's first steam powered mill
Harp Rochdale
Hollings Mill Rochdale, SD952139 53°37′19″N 2°04′26″W / 53.622°N 2.074°W / 53.622; -2.074 ("Hollings Mill")
Howard Rochdale, SD936113 53°35′53″N 2°05′53″W / 53.598°N 2.098°W / 53.598; -2.098 ("Howard")
Ladyhouse Mill Milnrow, Rochdale 1877
Ladyhouse Mill Milnrow, Rochdale SD931123 1879
Notes: Bales of cotton, the first from Mexico, were blamed for a small smallpox outbreak 30 May 1914, affecting blowing room operatives, and others. The mill was described as having 2 bale breakers, 2 blowing room operatives, 4 cardroom jobbers, 2 can breakers, 4 drawing room (tenter)s and 4 assistants,4 slubbers and 4 assistant slubbers, 6 intermediate roving frame tenters, 8 roving frame tentersand 90 ring room operatives. New Ladyhouse mill was the first ring spinning mill established in 1879. Palm Mill was built in 1884, then Burns ring spinnning, Heywood in 1891 and Nile (Oldham) and Era (Rochdale)in 1898. Ring spinning was more labour intensive working a 1:79 spindle to operative ratio.
Len Vale Mill Rochdale
Lower Two Bridge Mill Rochdale, SD936113 53°35′53″N 2°05′53″W / 53.598°N 2.098°W / 53.598; -2.098 ("Lower Two Bridge Mill")
Lydgate Mill Rochdale
Lynity Mill Rochdale, SD846101 53°35′13″N 2°14′02″W / 53.587°N 2.234°W / 53.587; -2.234 ("Lynity Mill")


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