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List of mills in Salford

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This is a list of thecottonand othertextile millsin theCity of Salford,Greater Manchester, England.

The mills[edit]

Name Architect Location Built Demolished Served
(Years)
Acme Mill Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD78501653°30′40″N2°19′34″W/ 53.511°N 2.326°W/53.511; -2.326("Acme Mills") 1905 1984 79
Notes:First Lancashire mill driven solely by electricity
1905-Acme Spinning Co
1919-Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust
1930- Subject ofL. S. Lowry's paintingComing from the Mill
1943- "The Mill, Pendlebury"[1]

1959-Acme Spinning Co ceased production.[2]

Agecroft Works Langley Road, Pendlebury SD80701253°30′25″N2°17′31″W/ 53.507°N 2.292°W/53.507; -2.292("Agecroft Works")
Albert Mill Pendleton SD80800353°29′56″N2°17′28″W/ 53.499°N 2.291°W/53.499; -2.291("Albert Mill")
Notes:Armitage and Co, 810 looms
Albion Mill Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD78501653°30′40″N2°19′34″W/ 53.511°N 2.326°W/53.511; -2.326("Albion Mill")
Bank Mill Lissadel Street, Pendleton SJ81599753°29′38″N2°16′48″W/ 53.494°N 2.280°W/53.494; -2.280("Bank Mill")
Notes:1891-John Johnson and Sons, 304 looms
Bedingate Mill Leigh Street, Salford SJ76298453°28′55″N2°21′36″W/ 53.482°N 2.360°W/53.482; -2.360("Beddingate Mill")
Bridge Mill Holland Street, Pendleton SD81000153°29′49″N2°17′17″W/ 53.497°N 2.288°W/53.497; -2.288("Bridge Mill")
Notes:1891-Thomas Livesey, 612 looms
Bridgewater Mill Atkin Street, Walkden SD73902953°31′19″N2°23′42″W/ 53.522°N 2.395°W/53.522; -2.395("Bridgewater Mill") 1879 145
Notes:1891-John Booth and Co, 112 looms
Bridgewater Mill Newtown, Pendlebury
Notes:1891-Ermen and Co, 41,000 spindles
Bridgewater Mill Legh Street, Eccles53°28′54″N2°21′35″W/ 53.4816°N 2.3598°W/53.4816; -2.3598("Bridgewater Mill")
Notes:
Clegg's Lane Mill SD72004353°32′06″N2°25′26″W/ 53.535°N 2.424°W/53.535; -2.424("Clegg's Lane Mill")
Clough Works SJ83099453°29′28″N2°15′29″W/ 53.491°N 2.258°W/53.491; -2.258("Clough Works")
Deans Mill Moorside, Swinton SD77101553°30′36″N2°20′49″W/ 53.510°N 2.347°W/53.510; -2.347("Deans Mill")
Notes:1891-Simpson and Godlee, 440 looms
Eccles Spinning and Manufacturing Co Potts, Son and Hennings Canalside, Winton SJ 762 99053°29′13″N2°21′40″W/ 53.4869°N 2.361°W/53.4869; -2.361("Eccles Spinning and Manufacturing Co") 1906
Notes:Built 1906
Great Universal Stores
2013- Demolished
Engine: 1500hp vertical triple expansion engine byGeorge Saxon & Co
Egerton Mill Ordsall Lane, Salford
Notes:1891-Richard Howarth and Co
Egerton Works SJ 762 98553°28′59″N2°21′36″W/ 53.483°N 2.360°W/53.483; -2.360("Egerton Works")
Notes:1891-William Crippin, 275 looms
Glazebury Mill SJ 764 98253°28′48″N2°21′25″W/ 53.480°N 2.357°W/53.480; -2.357("Glazebury Mill")
Granville Mill Bolton Road, Walkden SD 735 03653°31′41″N2°24′04″W/ 53.528°N 2.401°W/53.528; -2.401("Granville Mill") 1861 163
Notes:Whittaker
1879-John Faulkner
1891- John Faulkner, 4000 spindles
1985-Closed
Grecian Mill SD 736 04653°32′13″N2°24′00″W/ 53.537°N 2.400°W/53.537; -2.400("Grecian Mill")
Hazelhurst Mills Hazelhurst Road, Worsley
Hope Mill aka Lane's Mill Sandwich Street, Walkden SD 739 02853°31′16″N2°23′42″W/ 53.521°N 2.395°W/53.521; -2.395("Hope Mill") 1879 145
Notes:Edwin Lane
1891-E. Lane and Sons, 60 looms
Hope Mill SD 779 01853°30′43″N2°20′06″W/ 53.512°N 2.335°W/53.512; -2.335("Hope Mill")
Irwell Bleach Works Douglas Green, Pendleton SD 815 00453°30′00″N2°16′48″W/ 53.500°N 2.280°W/53.500; -2.280("Irwell Works")
Islington Mill, James Street, Salford SJ 826 98453°28′55″N2°15′50″W/ 53.482°N 2.264°W/53.482; -2.264("Islington Mill,")
King Street Mill SJ 835 98953°29′13″N2°15′00″W/ 53.487°N 2.250°W/53.487; -2.250("King Street Mill")
Kingston Mills Cobden Street, Pendleton53°29′42″N2°17′13″W/ 53.4950°N 2.2870°W/53.4950; -2.2870("King Street Mill")
Notes:1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Trafford Mill), 72,000 spindles
Lakefield Mills SD 720 04353°32′06″N2°25′26″W/ 53.535°N 2.424°W/53.535; -2.424("Lakefield Mills")
Lakefield Mills SD 736 04553°32′10″N2°24′00″W/ 53.536°N 2.400°W/53.536; -2.400("Lakefield Mills")
Linnyshaw Mill Manchester Road, Linnyshaw, Walkden SD 747 03153°31′26″N2°22′59″W/ 53.524°N 2.383°W/53.524; -2.383("Linnyshaw Mill") 1874 in use
Notes:1891- E. Bothwell, 300 looms
2016- Multiple use
London Place Works SD807 01253°30′25″N2°17′31″W/ 53.507°N 2.292°W/53.507; -2.292("London Place Works")
Monton Mill SJ 736 99453°29′28″N2°23′56″W/ 53.491°N 2.399°W/53.491; -2.399("Monton Mill") 1906 Demolished
Notes:1906-Monton Mill Co
1930-Lancashire Cotton Corporation
1964-Courtaulds
c.1966-Ward and Goldstone
Moorside Road Mill Moorside, Swinton SD769 02253°30′58″N2°21′00″W/ 53.516°N 2.350°W/53.516; -2.350("Moorside Road Mill")
Notes:1891-Holdsworth and Gibb, Limited, 26,000 throstle spindles; 322 looms
Moss House Works SJ823 99253°29′20″N2°16′05″W/ 53.489°N 2.268°W/53.489; -2.268("Moss House Works")
Moss Side Mills Little Moss Lane, Pendlebury SD778 02853°31′16″N2°20′10″W/ 53.521°N 2.336°W/53.521; -2.336("Moss Side Mills")
Mossley Mill Pendleton SJ 814 99653°29′35″N2°16′55″W/ 53.493°N 2.282°W/53.493; -2.282("Mossley Mill")
Notes:1891-Sewell and Hulton, 600 looms
Nassau Mills Cawdor Street, Patricroft SJ 765 98353°28′52″N2°21′22″W/ 53.481°N 2.356°W/53.481; -2.356("Nassau Mills")
Notes:1891-Ermen and Roby
Newtown Mill Lees Street, Newtown, Pendlebury SD778 02453°31′05″N2°20′10″W/ 53.518°N 2.336°W/53.518; -2.336("Newtown Mill") 1883 in use
Notes:1891-John Knowles and Sons, 70,000 spindles
c.1928-Featured inL S Lowrypainting "Newton Mill and Bowling Club"
1930-Lancashire Cotton Corporation
1964-Dorma Group (Coats Viyella)
2016-Vanguard Holdings, office accommodation (renamed Lowry Mill)
Overbridge Mills SJ834 99553°29′31″N2°15′07″W/ 53.492°N 2.252°W/53.492; -2.252("Overbridge Mills")
Park Mill Brackley Street, Walkden SD 734 03653°31′41″N2°24′11″W/ 53.528°N 2.403°W/53.528; -2.403("Park Mill") 1865 159
Notes:1865-Farnworth Cotton Spinning and Manufacturing Co
1891-42,900 spindles
1932-Boiler explosion. Closed
1935-Burtons the Tailors
Parkhouse Works Langley Road South, Pendleton SD807 00853°30′14″N2°17′31″W/ 53.504°N 2.292°W/53.504; -2.292("Parkhouse Works")
Pendleton New Mills Broughton Road, Pendleton SJ813 99853°29′42″N2°16′59″W/ 53.495°N 2.283°W/53.495; -2.283("Pendleton New Mills")
Notes:1891-SirElkanah Armitageand Sons, Limited,(together with Victoria Mill, Patricroft), 80,000 spindles, 2000 looms
Primrose Mill Campbell Street, Walkden SD 735 03453°31′37″N2°24′04″W/ 53.527°N 2.401°W/53.527; -2.401("Primrose Mill") 1869 155
Notes:1869-Andrew Rothwell
1874-Dacca Twist Co (John Ryland)
1888-Rothwell Bros
1891-W. A. Rothwell, 180 looms
Riverside Works SD810 00753°30′11″N2°17′17″W/ 53.503°N 2.288°W/53.503; -2.288("Riverside Works")
Salford Twist Mill[3] SJ834 98553°28′59″N2°15′07″W/ 53.483°N 2.252°W/53.483; -2.252("Salford Twist Mill") 1799–1801
Notes:Philips and Lee
Salford works SJ 832 99253°29′20″N2°15′18″W/ 53.489°N 2.255°W/53.489; -2.255("Salford works")
Springfield Mills SJ 834 99553°29′31″N2°15′07″W/ 53.492°N 2.252°W/53.492; -2.252("Springfield Mills")
Togo Mill Patricroft SJ 765 60053°28′40″N2°21′12″W/ 53.477845°N 2.353230°W/53.477845; -2.353230("Togo Mill") 1907 Demolished
Notes:1907-Togo Spinning Co
1920-Barton Bridge Mills
c.1933-Lancashire Cotton Corporation
1937-Co-op bakery
Later used as a mail order warehouse
Trafford Mill Orchard Street, Pendleton SJ 811 99953°29′42″N2°17′10″W/ 53.495°N 2.286°W/53.495; -2.286("Trafford Mill")
Notes:1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Kingston Mills), 72,000 spindles
Victoria Lane Mill SD 767 01653°30′40″N2°21′11″W/ 53.511°N 2.353°W/53.511; -2.353("Victoria Lane Mill")
Victoria Mills SJ 834 99553°29′31″N2°15′07″W/ 53.492°N 2.252°W/53.492; -2.252("Victoria Mills")
Victoria Mills St Luke's Road, Salford SJ 798 98653°29′02″N2°18′22″W/ 53.484°N 2.306°W/53.484; -2.306("Victoria Mills")
Victoria Mills Patricroft SJ 764 98253°28′48″N2°21′25″W/ 53.480°N 2.357°W/53.480; -2.357("Victoria Mills")
Notes:1891-SirElkanah Armitageand Sons, Limited,(together with Pendleton Mill), 80,000 spindles, 2000 looms
Walkden Mill Bolton Road, Walkden 1862 1966 104
Notes:1891- H. and C. Cooke, 212 looms; William Walker, 104 looms and T. Wallwork and Son, 64 looms
1907-New Mill built with 86,000 spindles
1925-Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd
1959-Closed
2016-Site of Tesco Supermarket
Walker's Silk Mill SJ 825 98353°28′52″N2°15′54″W/ 53.481°N 2.265°W/53.481; -2.265("Walker's Silk Mill")
Wardley Mill Manchester Road, Walkden SD 749 03153°31′26″N2°22′48″W/ 53.524°N 2.380°W/53.524; -2.380("Wardley Mill") 1878 146
Notes:1891-Burgess Ledward, 550 looms
Waverley Mills Cottenham Lane, Salford SJ 833 99453°29′28″N2°15′11″W/ 53.491°N 2.253°W/53.491; -2.253("Waverley Mills")
Notes:1891-Joseph Phythian
Willow Bank Works Pendleton SD 810 00753°30′11″N2°17′17″W/ 53.503°N 2.288°W/53.503; -2.288("Willow Bank Works")
Notes:1891- Henry Entwisle and Sons, 200 looms

Sources: *Williams & Farnie 1992,p. 196 *Graces Guide for 1891


References[edit]

  1. ^Brown, Mark (23 December 2019)."Overlooked LS Lowry painting re-emerges after 70 years".The Guardian.Retrieved23 December2019.
  2. ^The Times, September 26, 1959
  3. ^A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland 1500–1830, 2002, p. 401

Bibliography[edit]

  • Ashmore, Owen (1982).The industrial archaeology of North-west England.Manchester University Press.ISBN0-7190-0820-4.
  • Williams, Mike; Farnie (1992).Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester.Carnegie Publishing.ISBN0-948789-89-1.

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