Other Mills
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Albert | South Reddish 53°25′36″N 2°09′43″W / 53.4268°N 2.1619°W / 53.4268; -2.1619 (Albert) | 1845 | |||
| Notes: A four-storey mill built by Robert Hyde Greg. In 1911 it had 50,000 spindles | |||||
| Hanover Mills | Reddish 53°25′41″N 2°09′41″W / 53.4280°N 2.1613°W / 53.4280; -2.1613 (Hanover Mills) | 1865 | |||
| Notes: Hanover Mill was built in 1865 for cotton spinning and doubling by Heywards, but in 1889 was converted to make silk, velvet, woven fur etc. | |||||
Alligator
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53°24′59″N 2°09′13″W / 53.4164°N 2.1536°W / 53.4164; -2.1536 (Alligator) | ||||
| Notes: Occupied by the Alligator Rainwear Company until 1978 | |||||
Bankside
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Reddish Newtown 53°25′15″N 2°09′37″W / 53.4208°N 2.1604°W / 53.4208; -2.1604 (Bankside) | ||||
| Notes: Bankfield mill was 6-storey mill, using water from the Reddish Canal for its condensor. | |||||
| Beehive | Portwood 53°24′59″N 2°09′13″W / 53.4164°N 2.1536°W / 53.4164; -2.1536 (Beehive) | ||||
Notes: A collection of seven mills which were owned by T & J Leigh in 1872.There was an earlier mill on this site known as Brewery Mill, then
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Brewery Street
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53°24′59″N 2°09′13″W / 53.4164°N 2.1536°W / 53.4164; -2.1536 (Brewery Street) | ||||
| California | Joules Court 53°24′26″N 2°09′11″W / 53.4072°N 2.1531°W / 53.4072; -2.1531 (California) | ||||
| Notes: Brick built 2-storey, in use from 1858 to 1890s. In 1880s used for waste spinning and candlewicks. | |||||
| Cataract Bridge Mill | Longhurst Lane, Mellor, Stockport 53°23′47″N 2°02′47″W / 53.3964°N 2.0464°W / 53.3964; -2.0464 (Cataract Bridge Mill) | Standing | |||
| Notes: In 2010 redundant, planning application pending for conversion to housing. | |||||
| Coronation | Newtown Reddish 53°25′18″N 2°09′44″W / 53.4216°N 2.1623°W / 53.4216; -2.1623 (Coronation) | ||||
| Notes: Occupied by J&T Read in 1872 then John Whittaker & Son from 1900. Backing onto the Reddish Canal it has 35,000 spindles. | |||||
| Crow Park | Portwood SJ 899911 53°25′01″N 2°09′11″W / 53.417°N 2.153°W / 53.417; -2.153 (Crow Park) | 1833 | |||
| Notes: A fir proof mill built of brick in 1833, it is six storeys plus basement and attic.The main rooms are 120 ft by 48 to 50 ft. The brick archeded floors are supported by cast-iron beams carried on two rows of cast-iron pillars, set 9 ft apart. Shafting was carried on brackets attached to the beams. The engine house was separate to the west of the mill. There was an earlier mill (Crow Park Wing Mill) believed to be 6 or 7 storeys that was narrower, having one row of pillars and cast-iron beams. | |||||
| Dysart Street Shed | Great Moor SJ909882 53°23′28″N 2°08′17″W / 53.391°N 2.138°W / 53.391; -2.138 (Dysart Street Shed) | ||||
| Notes: Producing towelling in 1909 from 100 looms | |||||
| Edgeley | |||||
| Elder | Romiley, Marple 53°24′41″N 2°05′47″W / 53.4114°N 2.0963°W / 53.4114; -2.0963 (Elder) | ||||
| Notes: Elder Mill was powered by a 600 hp vertical cross compound engine by Daniel Adamson, installed in 1937. It had a 3 ft stroke. It ran at 106 rpm. The flywheel was 16 ft. | |||||
Faulder's
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53°24′49″N 2°09′18″W / 53.4135°N 2.1551°W / 53.4135; -2.1551 (Faulder's) | 1989 | |||
| Notes: Rebuilt after a fire in 1871. Acquired in the 1890s by Henry Faulder & Co for use as a cocoa and chocolate factory. | |||||
| Foggbrook | |||||
| Gorsey Bank | SJ878899 53°24′21″N 2°10′58″W / 53.405967°N 2.182782°W / 53.405967; -2.182782 (Gorsey Bank) | ||||
| Notes: Main mill is two storeys plus basement, featuring 5 rows of cast-iron columns, flat roof with parapet. Second mill to the east, brick built three-storey mill with basement. It was powered by a 1908, 400 hp horizontal tandem compound engine by J & E Wood of Bolton. Lancashire boiler by Galloways of Manchester with Greens economiser and flue to octagonal chimney. | |||||
| Heaton Mersey Works | |||||
| Hollins | |||||
| Hope | |||||
| India | Heaton Mersey SJ 888903 53°24′35″N 2°10′04″W / 53.409585°N 2.167752°W / 53.409585; -2.167752 (India) | ||||
| Notes: A combined mill, in 1909 it had 90,000 spindles and 1800 looms. | |||||
| Logwood | 1732 | ||||
| Notes: An early silk throwing mill. It was one of the first three silk throwing mills in the UK, set up by John Guardivaglio in 1732. It was built in the park, with the blessing of Lord Warren on the site of a logwood mill, that ground logwood to creat dyestuffs. Twelve years later they dammed the Carr Brook (tin Brook) to build a further mill, and then another at the confluence of the Carr Brook and the River Mersey. There were 2000 silk throwing workers by 1760.These early silk mills built up a labour force accustomed to factory work- that was on hand for cotton in the 1780s | |||||
| Mellor Mill | Marple SJ970878 53°23′13″N 2°02′49″W / 53.387°N 2.047°W / 53.387; -2.047 (Mellor Mill) | 1793 | 1892 | 99 | |
| Notes: This was a six-storey, 42 feet wide and 210 feet long mill with additional 3-storey wings making it 400 ft in all. The mill was built for Samuel Oldknow and used to spin coarse counts. It was originally driven by the Wellington water wheel. The River Goyt, and with it the then county boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire was diverted and a weir built, the leat fed a millpond that in later times was named the Roman Lakes. This in turn fed a second mill pond along with water from reservoir in Linnet Clough. Supplementary power was provided by a second exterior wheel known as the Waterloo wheel.The Mill reached its peak production in 1804, when 10,080 spindles were operating and around 550 people were employed. It was destroyed by fire in 1892. | |||||
Middle Mill
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Reddish SJ891937 53°26′24″N 2°09′58″W / 53.440°N 2.166°W / 53.440; -2.166 (Middle Mill) | 1874 | |||
| Notes: Construction:1871 Patent, fireproof. Powered by a 500 hp, horizontal John Musgrave & Sons engine- produced fine to super fine counts | |||||
| New Bridge Lane | |||||
| New Bridge | |||||
North Mill
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Reddish SJ891937 53°26′24″N 2°09′58″W / 53.440°N 2.166°W / 53.440; -2.166 (North Mill) | 1870 | |||
| Notes: Construction:Non fireproof on 1871 patent. The mules were supplied by Dobson & Barlow including 40 hand mules. They produced fine and super fine counts | |||||
Orrell's Mill
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Travis Street, Heaton Norris SJ 886903 53°24′32″N 2°10′23″W / 53.409°N 2.173°W / 53.409; -2.173 (Orrell's Mill) | 1834 | |||
| Notes: A historical significant mill that was 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 125000 throstle and 33000 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. | |||||
| Palmer Mills | Portwood, 53°24′52″N 2°08′48″W / 53.4144°N 2.1466°W / 53.4144; -2.1466 (Palmer Mills) | ||||
Reddish Mills
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| Reddish Vale Printworks | Reddish Vale 53°26′11″N 2°08′39″W / 53.4363°N 2.1443°W / 53.4363; -2.1443 (Reddish Vale Printworks) | ||||
| Notes: Started before 1800 by James Fletcher a calico printer. In 1840,Becker Bros & Co had 4 printing machines and 118 block printing tables. Taken over by Bradshaw, Hammond & Co in 1862 and then the Calico Printers' Association in 1899. It was originally drive by water taken by a race from the River Tame. Later there was a central engine house, and a reservoir for condensing. | |||||
| Rivett's | Heaton Norris 53°25′16″N 2°09′48″W / 53.4212°N 2.1632°W / 53.4212; -2.1632 (Rivett's) | ||||
| Notes: Thomas Rivett in 1887, then Joseph Rivett & Sons until taken over by the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association. It had an Octagonal Brick Chimney, was a three-storey mill with an open cast-iron water tank. | |||||
| Springbank | |||||
| Springfield | SJ 897894 53°24′04″N 2°09′22″W / 53.401°N 2.156°W / 53.401; -2.156 (Springfield) | ||||
| Notes: In 1897 this single-storey mill was weaving towelling on 260 looms | |||||
| Squirrel Works | |||||
| Stockport Ring Mills | Heaton Norris 53°24′26″N 2°10′39″W / 53.4071°N 2.1774°W / 53.4071; -2.1774 (Stockport Ring Mills) | ||||
Notes: Three mills 1892–1911 that ran 200,000 spindles.
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| Strines Print Works | Strines, Marple 53°22′35″N 2°02′23″W / 53.3765°N 2.0396°W / 53.3765; -2.0396 (Strines Print Works) | ||||
| Notes: Acquired by the Calico Printers' Association in 1899. | |||||
| Top Mill | Bredbury & Woodley | ||||
Travis Brook Mill
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Travis Street, Heaton Norris, 53°24′32″N 2°10′23″W / 53.409°N 2.173°W / 53.409; -2.173 (Travis Brook Mill) | ||||
| Wards Hat Factory | |||||
| Waterloo Road Mill | |||||
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