This list of mills in Oldham, lists textile factories that have existed in Oldham, 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.
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| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Acre Works | Rochdale | ||||
| Ace | P S Stott | Chadderton SD897037 | 1914 | **** | 53 |
| Notes: [1][2] | |||||
| Anchor | Westwood | ||||
| Beal | Shaw | ||||
| Belgrade | Hathershaw | ||||
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| Cairo | Waterhead | ||||
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| Chadderton | P.S. Stott | Chadderton SD907045 | 1885 | **** | 115 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915) 102,456 Platt. Engine:Hicks, Hargreaves and Co. 1100hp[2][3][4] | |||||
| 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 | 1905 | **** | 59 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915)112,524 Platts. Engine Browett & Lindley 1400hp. Extended in 1946, taken over by Cotton & Rayon Spinners Ltd.[2][3][5] | |||||
| Gorse | P S Stott | Chadderton SD897037 | 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.[2][3][6] | |||||
| 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 | Hathershaw | ||||
| Nile | P S Stott | Chadderton SD905043 | 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. [2][3][7] | |||||
| Orme | Waterhead | ||||
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| Osborne | Architect | Robinson St, Chadderton SD914057 | 1853 | 1973 | 120 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 46,736. Built in 1853 by Robert Ogden & Co. Scene of an accident, 15th 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. [2][3][8] | |||||
| Ram (Orb) | A H Stott P S Stott |
Chadderton SD896041 | 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.[2][9][3] | |||||
| Raven | P S Stott | Chadderton SD903042 | 1907 | **** | 52 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 90,432 mule, 18,240 ring, Asa Lees. Engine:Buckley & Taylor 1500hp. [2][9][3] | |||||
| Royd | Hollins, ceased production 1981 | ||||
| Rugby | F.W.Dixon | Chadderton SD896039 | 1908 | **** | 77 |
| Notes: Spindleage (1915) 113,613 Platts. Engine: George Saxon, 1200hp.[2][3][10] | |||||
| Vine Mill | Royton | ||||
| Werneth Mill | Werneth | ||||
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Acorn Mill | Lees (now housing) | ||||
| Albert Mills | Derker (demolished in 2009/10 for Housing Market Renewal) | ||||
| Bank Top Mill | Salem (now housing) | ||||
| Brook | Hathershaw (demolished in 2010 for academy) | ||||
| Cromford Mill | Derker (Housing Market Renewal) | ||||
| Derker Mills | Derker (Industrial, Glyn Webb/Ferranti) | ||||
| Dowry Mill | Lees/Waterhead (Turner St) | ||||
| Elk Mill | Royton (now a retail park) | 1926 | 1999 | 48 | |
| Notes: Elk Mill, on the Chadderton-Royton boundary, in Greater Manchester, England. The last mill to be built in Lancashire during the recession of 1926 and driven by a Parsons steam turbine that drove the mill by ropes and the neighbouring Shiloh Mills by electricity. It used cotton mules until 1974. Scrapped in 1983. Closed in 1998. Demolished in 1999. | |||||
| Fox Mill | Hollins (now housing) | ||||
| Gem mill | chadderton (demolished in 2008 for housing) | ||||
| Glen Mill | Wellyhole St (WWII prisoner of war camp) | ||||
| Granville Mill | Derker (fire) | ||||
| Greenacres Mill | Littlemoor (Now Littlemoor junior school) | ||||
| Greenbank Mills | Glodwick | ||||
| Gresham Mill | Westwood (fire) | ||||
| Holroyd Mill | Waterhead (Replaced with Orb) | ||||
| Holyrood Mill | Higginshaw (fire in 1961) | ||||
| Kent Mill | Chadderton | ||||
| Lowerhey Mill | Lees (Hey Junior school) | ||||
| Maple 2 | Hathershaw (fire in 2009) | ||||
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| Mona | P.S.Stott | Chadderton SD906043 | 1905 | **** | 54 |
| Notes: Spindleage: (1915) 90,456 Platts. Engine:George Saxon.1400hp. [2][3][11] | |||||
| Monarch Mill | Royton (now housing) | ||||
| Orb Mill | Waterhead (Site to be used for Waterhead Academy).[12] | ||||
| Owl Mill | Lees (now housing) | ||||
| Park Mill | Royton (now housing) | ||||
| Prince of Wales Mill | Derker (industrial units) | ||||
| Rome Mill | Springhead Lees (now housing) | ||||
| Ruby Mill | Littlemoor (Part of littlemoor estate) | ||||
| Sandy Mill | Royton (now housing) | ||||
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| Springhey Mill | Waterhead (to be housing?) | ||||
| Tay Mill | Higginshaw | ||||
More detail required. Chadderton mills.
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Hawthorn | |||||
| Busk | |||||
| Olive | |||||
| Britannia | |||||
| Westwood | |||||
| Cocker Diamond Rope Works Irk |
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| Notes: Diamond Ropeworks, Royton Also known as Cocker Mill and Irk Mill. Built earlier than 1832 originally. Used for fustian cutting by 1891 and taken over in 1897 by Hardman, Ingham & Dawson Ltd for rope and twine making. This ceased following a fire in 1983 and it was taken over in 1975 by Sammy-Woodland Ltd for scarf manufacture. Finally closed 1994 and demolished 1995. The steam engine was saved and is at Bolton. Information from Gurr & Hunt - The Cotton Mills of Oldham (a must have) | |||||
| Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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| Fernhurst Mill | later occupied by Constellation, a luggage manufacturer. (Earmarked for demolition in 2011) | ||||
| Kent Mill. Victoria Street. Demolished | junior school built on the land. | ||||
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.[13] 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.[14] Even then it had a 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) |
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| Albion Mill | Uppermill | ||||
| Alexandra Mill | Uppermill | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 30th 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. |
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| Dam Head Mill | Uppermill | ||||
| Notes: see Willow Bank Mill | |||||
| Victoria Mill | Uppermill | ||||
| Willow Bank Mill | Uppermill | ||||
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