Standing Mills in Oldham
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre Works | Rochdale | ||||
| Ace | P S Stott | Chadderton SD897037 53°31′48″N 2°09′25″W / 53.530°N 2.157°W / 53.530; -2.157 (Ace) | 1914 | **** | 53 |
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| Anchor | Westwood | ||||
| Beal | Shaw | ||||
| Belgrave | Potts, Pickup and Dixon | Hathershaw | 1885 | **** | 127 |
| Notes: Prominent in the history of Bagley & Wright, used for sewing cotton. Later owned by Platt & Hill.The company bought land off Honeywell Lane, Oldham and erected Belgrave Mill in 1880s which subsequently became known as 'Belgrave Number 1 Mill' as a further three mills were erected on the site in the early part of the 20th century. Yarn produced at the Belgrave Number 1 Mill was bleached or dyed in an on-site facility. Belgrave No. 1 was designed by the architects Potts, Pickup and Dixon. Engine by Woolstenhulmes & Rye. | |||||
| Cairo | Waterhead | ||||
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| Chadderton | P.S. Stott | Chadderton SD907045 53°32′13″N 2°08′31″W / 53.537°N 2.142°W / 53.537; -2.142 (Chadderton) | 1885 | **** | 115 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915) 102,456 Platt. Engine:Hicks, Hargreaves and Co. 1100hp | |||||
| Delta Mill | Royton | ||||
| Devon Mill | Hollins | ||||
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| Durban | Hollins | ||||
| Earl Mill | Hathershaw | ||||
| Falcon Mill | P S Stott | on Garforth Street | 1885 | ||
| Notes: Falcon Mill, Victoria Street, Chadderton Falcon Mill, Victoria Street, Chadderton The big single storey building is an unusual (for Oldham) example of a weaving shed among the big spinning mills. Designed by P S Stott in 1885 for the Oldham Velvet Manufacturing Co. In 1915 it had 802 looms powered by an Urmson & Thompson engine. | |||||
| Fernhurst | A H Stott | Chadderton SD911064 53°33′14″N 2°08′10″W / 53.554°N 2.136°W / 53.554; -2.136 (Fernhurst) | 1905 | **** | 59 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915)112,524 Platts. Engine Browett & Lindley 1400hp. Extended in 1946, taken over by Cotton & Rayon Spinners Ltd. | |||||
| Gorse | P S Stott | Chadderton SD897037 53°31′48″N 2°09′25″W / 53.530°N 2.157°W / 53.530; -2.157 ("Gorse") | 1908 | **** | 51 |
| Notes: Gorse (and Rugby) Mill, Chadderton The stair tower is carrying the obligatory crown of antennae. There is a scar on the other side where the engine house was demolished. Architect was P S Stott. Built 1908. Engine was 1600 hp Urmson & Thompson cross compound. | |||||
| Grape Mill | T W Jenkins | Royton | 1906 | ||
| Notes: Grape Mill, Royton Built 1906 by the Grape Mill Co Ltd. 126,000 spindle. J Musgrave & Sons horizontal cross compound of 1600 hp. Architect T W Jenkins. Mill still standing | |||||
| Hartford Mill | F W Dixon | Werneth (to be demolished for Housing Market Renewal) | 1907 | ||
| Notes: Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham)Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and 1924. Closed 1959 and used by Littlewoods as a mail order warehouse until 1992. Architect was F W Dixon, there were 120,000 spindles and power was provided by a very impressive 1500 hp Urmson & Thompson engine. | |||||
| Heron | Hollins ceased production 1960 | ||||
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| Leesbrook | Lees | ||||
| Notes: ceased production 1990 | |||||
| Lion Mill | Royton | ||||
| Littlemoor Mill | Littlemoor | ||||
| Majestic | Waterhead | ||||
| Notes: ceased production 1982 | |||||
| Maple 1 | P.S.Stott, | Hathershaw, 53°31′34″N 2°06′26″W / 53.5262°N 2.1071°W / 53.5262; -2.1071 (Maple) | 1904 | ||
| Notes:
It was designed as a double mill by P.S.Stott, in 1904. The first mill was built then and the second mill in 1915. It worked as a mule spinning mill. It was taken over by Fine Spinners and Doublers in the 1950s. |
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| Nile | P S Stott | Chadderton SD905043 53°32′06″N 2°08′42″W / 53.535°N 2.145°W / 53.535; -2.145 (Nile) | 1898 | **** | 62 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915) 104,000 rings Platts. Engine:Buckley & Taylor 2000hp. When built, this was the largest ring spinning mill in the world. It was the last mill built with a beam engine, and the last to use vertical shafts and gears. An extra storey was added in 1905, the card room was extended in 1907 and further extensions in 1912 and 1914. | |||||
| Orme | Waterhead | ||||
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| Osborne | Architect | Robinson St, Chadderton SD914057 53°32′53″N 2°07′52″W / 53.548°N 2.131°W / 53.548; -2.131 ("Osborne") | 1853 | 1973 | 120 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 46,736. Built in 1853 by Robert Ogden & Co. Scene of an accident, 15 March 1875, when a ten-year employee was burnt to death. Taken over in 1889 by the Osborne Mill Co Ltd, and extended in 1903 and in 1926, now residential. | |||||
| Ram (Orb) | A H Stott P S Stott |
Chadderton SD896041 53°31′59″N 2°09′29″W / 53.533°N 2.158°W / 53.533; -2.158 (Ram) | 1907 | **** | 64 |
| Notes: Pair of mills on Osborne and Waddington Streets. No. 1 (back)was by A H Stott in 1873, extended 1891 and 1900, closed 1968. 66,008 spindles in 1910.No. 2 was by P S Stott in 1912 with 54,720 spindles. Also closed 1968. No. 1 had Petrie engines and then from 1920 a C A Parsons turbine. No. 2 had a 1200 hp Hick, Hargreaves. Now in multiple occupation. | |||||
| Raven | P S Stott | Chadderton SD903042 53°32′02″N 2°08′53″W / 53.534°N 2.148°W / 53.534; -2.148 (Raven) | 1907 | **** | 52 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 90,432 mule, 18,240 ring, Asa Lees. Engine:Buckley & Taylor 1500hp. | |||||
| Royd | Hollins SD 53°31′38″N 2°07′58″W / 53.527188°N 2.132708°W / 53.527188; -2.132708 ("Royd") | ||||
| Notes: In the illustration, the four tall arched windows mark the engine house that contained a J & E Wood inverted vertical triple expansion engine. The open doors in front mark the boiler house that contained a row of Lancashire boilers. It ceased production 1981 | |||||
| Rugby | F.W.Dixon | Chadderton SD896039 53°31′55″N 2°09′29″W / 53.532°N 2.158°W / 53.532; -2.158 ("Rugby") | 1908 | **** | 77 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 113,613 Platts. Engine: George Saxon, 1200hp. | |||||
| Vine Mill | Royton | ||||
| Werneth Mill | Werneth | ||||
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