Other Mills That Were Owned Before 1951
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| 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 |
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| Vernon | Portwood, Stockport 53°24′51″N 2°08′47″W / 53.4143°N 2.1464°W / 53.4143; -2.1464 ("Vernon Mill, Stockport")
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| Palmer Mills, Stockport | Portwood, Stockport 53°24′46″N 2°08′51″W / 53.4128°N 2.1475°W / 53.4128; -2.1475 ("Palmer Mills, Stockport")
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| 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. | |||||
| India | Stockport | ||||
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 ("Travis Street, Heaton Norris") | 1834 | |||
| 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. | |||||
| Durban Mill | Oldham 53°31′28″N 2°07′52″W / 53.5245°N 2.1312°W / 53.5245; -2.1312 ("Durban Mill") | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| Moston Mill | Moston
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1910 | |||
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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 on the left. |
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