List of mills in Oldham
This list of mills in Oldham, lists textile factories that have existed in the town of Oldham, within Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.
From the Industrial Revolution until the 20th century, Oldham was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton spinning. During this period, the valleys of the River Beal, River Irk, River Medlock and their tributaries were dominated by large rectangular brick-built factories, many of which still remain today as warehouses or converted for residential or retail use.
A–E
[edit]| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey / Neville Mill | A.H. Stott | Neville Street [1] | 1875 | 1936 | 59 |
| Notes: Built by Abbey Mill Spinning Company, renamed between 1884 and 1889 as Neville Mill. Extended in 1891. | |||||
| Ace | P.S.Stott | Hollinwood SD897037 53°31′48″N 2°09′25″W / 53.530°N 2.157°W | 1914 | Standing | 53 |
 | Notes: [2][3] | ||||
| Acorn Mill | Lees | ||||
 | Notes: Now housing | ||||
| Albert Mills | Derker | 2010 | |||
| Notes: Demolished in 2009/10 for Housing Market Renewal [4] | |||||
| Albion | Bradshaw Street, Oldham [3][5] | 1884 | 1938 | ||
| Anchor | J. Stott | Featherstall Road North, Westwood 53°32′39″N 2°07′43″W / 53.5441°N 2.1285°W | 1881 | Standing | 143 |
 | Notes: 5 storey iron frame and brick, 18 bays by 6 bays, with internal engine house with and upright shaft transmission; but external boiler house 1891 Anchor Spinning Co Limited, 53,136 spindles, 201/50, twist, 308/701 weft Grade II listed building.No. 1282545 | ||||
| Asia Mill | Clayton Street, Hollinwood | ||||
| Notes: Acquired by Fine Spinners and Doublers in 1954.[6] | |||||
| Athens Mill | Lees Brook SD9504 | 1905 | >1982 | ||
| Notes: Built 1905, suffered fire damage early 1980s and demolished several years later | ||||
| Bank Top Mill | Salem | ||||
 | Notes: Now housing | ||||
| Belgrave | Potts, Pickup and Dixon | Hathershaw | 1885 | Standing | 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.[7] | ||||
| Bell | Claremont St, Oldham | 1904 | Standing | 120 | |
.jpg) | Notes: 1904 Bell Mill Co Ltd 1957 Ceased production | ||||
| Broadway Mill | Joseph Stott | Goddard St & Scottfield Rd | 1875 | 1964 | 89 |
| Notes: Enlarged 1890 and 1896, production ceased in March 1936; it was later used as a warehouse. Burned on 28 March 1964 (Easter Saturday). Goddard St wall was demolished on Easter Sunday by Connell & Finnegan to prevent it falling outward onto the street and houses. The remainder was demolished over the following weeks. The northwest corner tower was demolished with explosives. The first charge was inadequate and a second charge had to be used. The chimney was the last structure to be demolished. The lodge (cooling water pond) was un-fenced and at least one person drowned in it. In the early 1960s the police and fire brigade used boats from nearby Alexandra Park in the search for a missing boy; the body of a teen age boy was recovered.[8] | |||||
| Brook | Hollins | 2010 | |||
| [[File:Brook_No._2_Mill,_Hollinwood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_216085.jpg|frameless|upright=0.8]] | Notes: Named 'Trendsetter' when the company moved there. Demolished in 2010 to make way for Oasis academy. | ||||
| Cairo | P. S. Stott | Greenacres Road, Waterhead 53°32′53″N 2°04′30″W / 53.5481°N 2.0749°W | Standing | ||
 | Notes: | ||||
| Coldhurst Mill | Rochdale Rd, Coldhurst | 1876 | 1974 | 86 | |
| Notes: Extended in 1884, 1914 and 1922. 1891-Coldhurst Cotton Spinning Co, Limited, Coldhurst Mill, Rochdale road; 61,308 spindles, 508 twist,701 weft. Closed in 1962 but was used to store goods until 1967. After being left empty it was demolished in 1974 to make way for extensions to Boundary Park Hospital.[9] | |||||
| Cromford Mill | Derker | ||||
| Derker Mills | Derker | ||||
| Notes: 1891-James Greaves, (and velvet manufacturer), Derker Mills, Derker Street; 107,000 spindles, medium counts; 1,590 looms. Replaced with industrial units for Glyn Webb/Ferranti. | |||||
| Devon Mill | George Stott | Hollins | 1908 | Standing | 116 |
 | Notes: Cast-iron and steel-framed with brick walls. 4 storeys and basement, 36 bays by 10 with corner stair towers with raised parapets. Flat roof. Grade II listed building.No. 1210051 | ||||
| Dowry Mill | Lees/Waterhead (Turner St) | ||||
| Notes: 1891-Dowry Spinning Co, Limited, Dowry Mill, Waterhead; 66,760 spindles, 308/408 twist, 401/508 weft. | |||||
| Durban Mill | Hollins Rd, Hollinwood 53°31′28″N 2°07′52″W / 53.5245°N 2.1311°W | 1905 | 2015 | 110 | |
 | Notes: Demolished in 2015 to make way for housing. | ||||
| Earl Mill | P.S.Stott | Dowry St/Ashton Rd, Hathershaw | 1860 (rebuilt 1891) | Standing | |
.jpg) | Notes: 1891 Earl Spinning Co Ltd | ||||
F–J
[edit]| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mill | Hollins | ||||
| Notes: Now housing | |||||
| Glen Mill | Wellyhole St | 1903 | 1970 | 35 | |
| Notes: Ceased spinning cotton in 1938 and was then used as prisoner of war camp until 1947.[10] | |||||
| Granville Mill | Derker | 1997 | |||
| Notes: Fire in 1997 | |||||
| Greenacres Mill | Littlemoor | ||||
| Notes: Now Littlemoor Junior School | |||||
| Greenbank Mills | Glodwick Road/Greengate Street | ||||
| Gresham Mill | Westwood | ||||
| Notes: Burnt down | |||||
| Hartford Mill | F.W.Dixon | Werneth | 1907 | 2020 | 52 |
 | 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. Demolished for Housing Market Renewal Grade II listed building.No. 1210026 | ||||
| Heron | Hollins | Standing | |||
 | Notes: Ceased production 1960 | ||||
| Holroyd Mill | Waterhead | ||||
| Notes: Replaced by Orb Mill | |||||
| Holyrood Mill | Higginshaw | 1961 | |||
| Notes: Fire in 1961 | |||||
| Honeywell Mill | Hathershaw | 1874 | 1955 | 81 | |
| Notes: Fire in 1955 | |||||
| Iris Mill | Hathershaw | 1907 | 117 | ||
| Notes: Closed 1962, later used by Thomas Glover and Co to manufacture fire extinguishers. | |||||
K–O
[edit]| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesbrook | Stott | Lees | 1884 | Standing | 140 |
 | Notes: Cast-iron columns and steel beams carrying brick arches, externally, brick with multi-ridge slate roof four storeys and basement of 21 bays extended by four bays. Grade II listed building.No. 1253536 | ||||
| Littlemoor Mill | Littlemoor | Standing | |||
| Lowerhey Mill | Lees | ||||
| Notes: Replaced with Hey Junior School | |||||
| Majestic | F.W. Dixon | Greenacres Road, Waterhead 53°32′52″N 2°04′23″W / 53.5479°N 2.0731°W | 1903 | Standing | 79 |
| Notes: ceased production 1982 | ||||
| Maple 1 | P.S.Stott | Hathershaw, 53°31′34″N 2°06′26″W / 53.5262°N 2.1071°W | 1904 | 2016 | 112 |
.jpg) | 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 1954.[6] It was partly destroyed by fire in 2016 prompting its full demolition for safety reasons.[11] | ||||
| Maple 2 | P.S.Stott | Hathershaw SD9303 53°31′34″N 2°06′26″W / 53.5262°N 2.1071°W | 1915 | 2009 | 94 |
| Notes: Was built as an addition to the existing Maple Mill in 1915. The building was destroyed by fire in 2009.[12] Some sections, including the tower remain standing.[13] | |||||
| Orb Mill | Waterhead 53°33′02″N 2°04′19″W / 53.5505°N 2.0719°W | ||||
| Notes: Site now used for Waterhead Academy[14] | |||||
| Orme | F.W. Dixon | Greenacres Road, Waterhead 53°32′52″N 2°04′26″W / 53.5478°N 2.0740°W | 1910 | Standing | 50 |
| Notes: | ||||
| Owl Mill | Lees | ||||
| Notes: Now housing | ||||
P–T
[edit]| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Mill | Derker | 1875 | 1993 | 118 | |
| Notes: Later used by Slumberland to manufacture beds, the site is now industrial units | |||||
| Rome Mill | Springhead, Lees | 1907 | 1992 | 85 | |
| Notes: Built by the Rome Mill Co Ltd. Later used for the manufacture of wallpaper from 1932 to 1990. Now housing. | |||||
| Royd | Hollins SD 53°31′38″N 2°07′58″W / 53.527188°N 2.132708°W | 2015 | |||
 | Notes: 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. It was demolished in 2015 to make way for a housing scheme.[15] | ||||
| Ruby Mill | Littlemoor | ||||
| Notes: Part of Littlemoor Estate | |||||
| Springhey Mill | Waterhead | ||||
| Tay Mill | Higginshaw | ||||
U–Z
[edit]| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vale Mill | Chapel Road, Oldham 53°31′32″N 2°08′09″W / 53.5255°N 2.1358°W | 1868 | Standing | 78 | |
| Notes: Extended twice — in 1882 and 1920. Was used for a wallpapering business which left the building in 2006. Refurbished in 2008 as the Chambers Business Centre [16] | |||||
| Werneth Mill | Featherstall Rd North, Werneth 53°33′00″N 2°07′20″W / 53.5500°N 2.1223°W | Standing | |||
.jpg) | Notes: 1891 Daniel Dronsfield, 44,000 spindles, 108/608 twist and weft and 840 looms | ||||
See also
[edit]- List of mills in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
- Textile mills in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
- Lists of mills in Greater Manchester
- Lists of textile mills in the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- "1891 Cotton Mills in Oldham". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "1891 Cotton Mills in Royton". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 20
- ^ Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 53
- ^ a b Chadderton Historical Society
- ^ Doherty, Karen (24 April 2009). "JCB Jackie leads mill demolition!". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 51
- ^ a b The Times, July 12, 1954, p. 13
- ^ Gurr, D. and Hunt, J. The Cotton Mills of Oldham, edition 3, ISBN 978-0-902809-46-8
- ^ The author of the Broadway Mill section lived at the corner of Goddard St. and Belgrave Rd. and witnessed these events.
- ^ Hayes, Cliff (1997). Oldham in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs). Sutton Publishing Limited. p. 111. ISBN 0-7509-1692-3.
- ^ Moore, Bob. "Glen Mill: The International History of a Local POW Camp During World War II" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012 – via Manchester Centre for Regional History, Manchester Metropolitan University.
- ^ "Demolition begins at fire-hit Oldham mill". BBC News. 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Generator probe as mill still burns". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Maple Mill - Now part demolished". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Oldham chronicle article refers to frustration of the parents.
- ^ "New Lease of Life for Mill Sites". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Vale Mill is revived". 27 August 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gurr, Duncan; Hunt, Julian (1998). The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Oldham Education & Leisure. ISBN 0-902809-46-6. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
