F. W. Dixon & Son
Frederick William Dixon (1854–1935) was an architect practicing in Oldham, Greater Manchester. He worked for the partnership Potts, Pickup & Dixon from 1880 to around 1890 when he set up his own practice. All three men were Methodists. He built 22 cotton mills in Oldham, and more in Europe. The Oldham mills contained 1.8 million spindles, making him responsible for about 30% of capacity increase at that time.
His early mills were recognisable by the heavy use of yellow brick to decorate the facades. His later mills used a motive of pronounced piers or butresses between the windows, they extended unbroken from the ground to the parapet. The water tower designs were varied, drawing inspiration from many architectural styles.[1] He also designed chapels such as the one for the Swedenborgians in Failsworth and the Primitive Methodists in Chadderton.
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Ace Mill, Hollinwood · Blackridings Mill, Oldham · Dawn Mill, Shaw · Fox Mill, Hollinwood · Hawk Mill, Shaw · Heron Mill, Hollinwood · Junction Mill, Middleton Junction · Kent Mill, Chadderton · Laurel Mill, Middleton Junction · Magnet Mill, Chadderton · Majestic Mill, Waterhead · Manor Mill, Chadderton · Newby Mill, Shaw · Orme Mill, Waterhead · Regent Mill, Failsworth · Royd Mill, Oldham · Royton Ring Mill, Royton · Rutland Mill, Shaw · Textile Mill, Chadderton · Trent Mill, Shaw
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Dixon, Frederick William |
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1854 |
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1935 |
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