List of mills in Saddleworth

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

Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.^[1] It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Uppermill, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Diggle and others. Saddleworth, which lies east of the large town of Oldham.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, for centuries Saddleworth was a centre of woollen cloth production in the domestic system. For centuries Saddleworth was linked, ecclesiastically, with the parish of Rochdale though a civil parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire, so was long talked of as the part of Yorkshire where Lancastrians lived.^[2] Even then it had an Oldham postal address. Following the Industrial Revolution, Saddleworth became a centre for cotton spinning and weaving.

The former Saddleworth Urban District was the only part of the West Riding to have been amalgamated into Greater Manchester in 1974.

Name	Architect	Location	Built	Demolished	Served (Years)
Albion Mill		Uppermill
Alexandra Mill		Uppermill 53°32′47″N 2°00′22″W / 53.5463°N 2.0062°W		Standing
	Notes: Alexandra Mill Uppermill was built in 1860 by flannel manufacturers J.Bradbury & Co. This four-storey stone built mill has had many uses over the years. In the mid 1980s it was a craft centre which was divided into small units. Today the mill on the banks of the River Tame has been converted into stylish living apartments. For reference, a 2-bedroom fourth floor flat was on the market for £199,950 in March 2009.
Bailey Mill		Delph 53°33′40″N 2°01′24″W / 53.5610°N 2.0233°W		Standing
	Notes: Bailey Mill Delph Bailey Mill closed down in 1996. Since that time it has remained empty and its future is uncertain. The old Delph branch line (locally known as The Delph Donkey) once ran along the front of the mill in the picture with the last passenger train running on Saturday 30 April 1955. The old track bed is now a popular recreational route to Dobcross and Uppermill. Although the railway infrastructure has mostly been removed, the architecture of the bridges, walls and buttresses remains. Gutted by fire and collapsed 14/06/2016
Brownhill Bridge Mill		Dobcross New Road		Standing
	Grade II Listed building No. 1309426 Notes: A three storey, four bay water-powered woollen scribbling mill from 1772
Dam Head Mill		Uppermill
	Notes: see Willow Bank Mill
Oak View Mills		Manchester Road, Greenfield  53°31′59″N 2°00′32″W / 53.5331°N 2.0088°W		Standing
	Notes:
Shore Mill		Delph  53°34′05″N 2°01′21″W / 53.568094°N 2.022581°W	1780s	Standing
	Grade II* Listed building No. 1067445 Delph Notes: Stone built water- powered woollen scribbling mill of 1788 beside the River Tame. Converted to residential use. Wheel and leat still survive.
Victoria Mill		Uppermill 53°32′47″N 2°00′29″W / 53.5465°N 2.0081°W		Demolished
	Notes: Now houses the Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery in the remaining outbuilding.
Willow Bank Mill		Station Road, Uppermill,  53°32′55″N 2°00′14″W / 53.5485°N 2.0039°W		Standing

References

• "1891 Cotton Mills in Oldham". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

1. "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – S. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
2. Hardy, Clive (2000). Greater Manchester: Photographic Memories. Francis Frith Collection. p. 60. ISBN 1-85937-108-6. Though within the parish of Rochdale, Saddleworth lay within the extreme south-west of the West Riding of Yorkshire and was long talked of as the part of Yorkshire where Lancastrians lived

Bibliography

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