List of mills in Failsworth

This list of mills in Failsworth, lists textile factories that have existed in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England.

Name	Architect	Location	Built	Demolished	Served (Years)
Albert		Albert Street  SD 906 022 53°31′00″N 2°08′35″W / 53.5167727°N 2.1431433°W	c.1850	Standing
	Notes: It was built by the Executors of Joseph Lees. Extended in 1891 and again in 1903 and 1914. In 1915 the Spindleage was reported as 104,000. The original section of the mill burnt down on 8 March 1953. Was used for some time to produce fireworks until 1997. It would become Hollinwood Business Centre [1]
Albion Street / Clarke's		Albion Street 53°30′25″N 2°09′43″W / 53.5069107°N 2.1619558°W	c.1860
	Notes: Spindleage in 1889: 280 looms. [1]
Argyll	F.W. Dixon & Son	Holt Lane 53°30′25″N 2°08′46″W / 53.5069871°N 2.1459855°W	1907	1983	55
	Notes: Built by Argyll Mill Ltd. Extended in 1908, 1914 and 1955. Its spindleage in 1915 was 117,000 Platts. The engine was a 1600hp George Saxon. Converted to an umbrella works in 1962 and renamed Lawtex House.[2]
Bank		Ashton Road West  53°30′31″N 2°09′30″W / 53.5085252°N 2.1582891°W	1893	c.1955	41
	Notes: Spindleage - 1915: 61,100. Built by James Johnson.[3]
Chatsworth		Albert Street  SD 906 022 53°30′56″N 2°08′33″W / 53.5156853°N 2.1426279°W	c.1861	1972
	Notes: Was originally part of the adjacent Albert Mill. It burnt down in 1972 by which point it was known as Chatsworth Mill. [1]
Cutler Hill / Hargreaves		Ashton Road East 53°30′30″N 2°08′22″W / 53.5083081°N 2.1394235°W	1887	1930s
	Notes: Built by John Hargreaves. The spindleage in 1915 was 90 looms. Made Turkish towels. Extended in 1891, 1893 and 1911. A further extension was planned but never occurred and the mill closed and became a chemical works.[4]
Dob Meadow		Hobson Street,  53°30′15″N 2°10′26″W / 53.5041828°N 2.1738136°W[5]	<1868	1916
Failsworth		Ashton Road West  SD 895 013 53°30′28″N 2°09′36″W / 53.50783°N 2.1601346°W	1897	Standing	62
	Notes: Spindleage - 1915: 66,000 mule, Asa Lees. [6]
Firs		Oldham Road  SD 896 015 53°30′37″N 2°09′25″W / 53.5103041°N 2.1569271°W	1839	1974	102
	Notes: Engine - 1875: John Mills, 200 hp. 1902: George Saxon, 1600hp. Spindleage - 1915: 92,716 mule, 4,800 ring, Platts. [7]
German / Louvain		Louvain Street 53°30′25″N 2°09′55″W / 53.5069104°N 2.1652804°W	<1854	<1939
	Notes: The spindleage in 1889 was 32,460. The mill was built by Nathan Pintus & Hardy. In 1875 it was occupied by Stanley Jackson & Son and in 1887 it was taken over by the German Mill Co. The mill and the company were renamed during the First World War to Louvain and Louvian Mill Ltd respectfully. Following the war its new owners were Ritchie & Eason. Extentions were made in 1919-1920 before the mill changed hands again too Failsworth Spinning Co. Ltd. A fire damaged the mill on 27 February 1929 ceasing production. Its later uses included a wax company and even a boxing stadium before its demolition prior the Second World War.[8]
Hope		Ashton Road West 53°30′33″N 2°09′26″W / 53.5092037°N 2.157097°W	1874	1936
	Notes: The spindleage in 1889 was 68,832 Asa, Lees/Platts. The engine at that time was a 800hp Buckley & Taylor but it was upgraded by 1908 to a 1200hp George Saxon. The mill was built by Hope Cotton Spinning Co. Extentions made in 1885, 1907 and 1919. [9]
Ivy	F.W. Dixon (1890 Extn)	Crown Street  SD 897 017 53°30′43″N 2°09′26″W / 53.5118056°N 2.1573024°W	1883	Standing	51
	Notes: It was built by George Schofield. At the time of construction a 430hp Timothy Bates and Co. engine was built for the mill which was replaced with a 650hp Pollit and Wigzell engine 7 years later. Extentions were constructed in 1890-1, 1893 and 1896. Many more extentions were built between 1905 and 1921. In 1915 the spindleage was 76,020 Asa Lees/Platts. It ceased cotton production in 1934 and became a wartime munitions works. For some time it was a mail order warehouse used by both JD Williams and Littlewoods before being split into offices and named Ivy Business Centre. [10][11]
Lime		Albert Street SD 907 024 53°31′04″N 2°08′32″W / 53.5178511°N 2.1422913°W	1874	>1998	60
	Notes: In 1915 Lime had a 1150 hp Scott & Hodgson engine powering 55,080 Platts spindles. Cotton production ceased in 1934. Before its demolition it was occupied by Dannimac [12]
Marlborough No.1	P.S. Stott	Mellor Street  SD 889 009 53°30′18″N 2°10′03″W / 53.5049544°N 2.167505°W	1905	Standing	50
	Notes: Built by Marlborough Mill Ltd. In 1915 the spindleage was 114,456, Asa Lees powered by a 1700hp George Saxon engine. Both Marlborough 1 and Marlborough 2 ceased cotton production in 1955.[13]
Marlborough No.2	P.S. Stott	Poplar Street  SD 889 009 53°30′15″N 2°10′11″W / 53.5040675°N 2.1696079°W	1908	2002	47
	Notes: Built by Marlborough Mill Ltd. In 1915 the spindleage was 114,456, Asa Lees powered by a 1700hp George Saxon engine. Both Marlborough 1 and Marlborough 2 ceased cotton production in 1955. After demolition the Morrisons store that replaced it was designed to mimic the style and appearance of the former mill, and included a white brick sign with the name Marlborough. [13][14][15]
Morton		Morton Street ,  SD 884 010 53°30′18″N 2°10′33″W / 53.505125°N 2.1757195°W		Standing
New Road		Cheetham Street  53°30′49″N 2°09′01″W / 53.5135721°N 2.1501665°W	<1838	Standing
	Notes: Now industrial units.[16]
Regent	George Stott	Oldham Road  SD 895 013 53°30′31″N 2°09′37″W / 53.5087°N 2.1604°W	1906	Standing	110
	Grade II Listed building No. 1376628 Notes: This was built as a ring-spinning mill. A four storey 42X5 bay, rolled iron and steel beam ,brick arch fire-proof construction, Supported on cast-iron columns. The mill was powered by an 1800 horse power Buckley and Taylor vertical stationary steam engine.[17]
Windsor		Hollins Road ,  SD 905 024 53°31′05″N 2°08′39″W / 53.5181219°N 2.1440751°W		Standing
Wrigley Head		Wrigley Head Crescent ,  SD 897 019 53°30′48″N 2°09′24″W / 53.5132061°N 2.15667281°W

References

1. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 48
2. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 49
3. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 50
4. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 60
5. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 62
6. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 63
7. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 64
8. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 65
9. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 72
10. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 73
11. "Happy memories of wartime work". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
12. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 75
13. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 78
14. "Construction and Brickwork Brochure" (PDF). Cara Group. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
15. "Poplar Street Bridge, Failsworth". Pennine Waterways. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
16. Gurr & Hunt 1998, p. 81
17. Dunkerley, Philip (2009). "Dunkerley-Tuson Family Website, The Regent Cotton Mill, Failsworth". Retrieved 1 March 2016.

Bibliography

• Gurr, Duncan; Hunt, Julian (1998). The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Oldham Education & Leisure. ISBN 0-902809-46-6.