List of mills in Chadderton facts for kids

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Chadderton, a town in Greater Manchester, England, was once a very important place for making textiles, especially cotton. From the late 1700s to the 1900s, many large factories called mills were built here. These mills used machines to spin cotton into thread and weave it into fabric. This list tells you about some of the famous cotton and textile mills that were in Chadderton.

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Mills from K to O
Mills from P to T
Mills from U to Z
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Mills from A to E

Ace Mill

The Ace Mill was built in 1914. It was designed by a famous architect named P.S. Stott. This mill is still standing today.

Ace Mill, Chadderton

Acorn Mill

The Acorn Mill was built around 1860 by John Charles Beard. It was expanded in 1882 and 1884. This mill was known for making "doublers" (stronger threads) and tape warps. It had 10,000 spindles, which are parts of machines that spin thread. The land where it stood is now covered by houses.

Alder Root Mill

The Alder Root Mill was an old building used as a mill around 1860. It was knocked down around 1883 to make space for another mill called Glenby Mill.

Asia Mill

The Asia Mill was built in 1904. By 1915, it had 117,000 spindles. It was knocked down in 1982.

Bank Mill

The Bank Mill was a water-powered mill built in 1776 by Thomas Ashton. This means it used the power of flowing water to run its machines. It was no longer a mill by 1844.

Baytree Mill

The Baytree Mill was built in 1903. It had 97,000 spindles by 1915. During World War II, this mill was used by a company called Avro to make parts for airplanes! It was knocked down in 1985.

Bentfield Mill

The Bentfield Mill was built in 1969. It is a single-story building and is still standing today.

Boundary Mill

The Boundary Mill was operating before 1861. By 1915, it had 10,500 mule spindles and 3,500 ring spindles. These are different types of machines used for spinning cotton. It was knocked down around 1932.

Bower Mill

The Bower Mill was an early mill, built around 1780, that used water power. It was first changed into a rope factory. By 1861, it was spinning cotton again before becoming a glue factory.

Busk Mill

The Busk Mill was built around 1847. By 1915, it had 23,624 ring spindles and 10,000 doubling spindles. It was knocked down in 1931.

Butler Green Mill

The Butler Green Mill was built in 1863. By 1915, it had 96,816 spindles. It was knocked down in 1948.

Chadderton Mill

The Chadderton Mill was built in 1885 and designed by P.S. Stott. It was a large mill with five floors. By 1915, it had 102,456 spindles. This mill is still standing today and is a Grade II listed building, meaning it's an important historical building.

Chadderton Mill

Clarence Mill

The Clarence Mill was built around 1869. By 1889, it had 78,590 spindles. It was knocked down and replaced by another mill called Wren Mill, and later by a supermarket.

Clough Mill

The Clough Mill was a small mill built around 1776 that used water power.

Mills from F to J

Falcon Mill

The Falcon Mill was built in 1885. It's special because it had a large single-story weaving shed, which was unusual for Oldham's big spinning mills. By 1915, it had 802 looms, which are machines that weave thread into fabric. This mill is still standing.

Falcon Mill, Victoria Street, Chadderton

Fernhurst Mill

The Fernhurst Mill was built in 1905. By 1915, it had 112,524 spindles. It was expanded in 1946. Sadly, it was knocked down in 2015 to make way for new houses.

Firwood Mill

The Firwood Mill was built around 1844 next to the Rochdale canal. It had 14,376 mule spindles and 500 looms by 1915. It made special fabrics like velvets. It was knocked down in 1960.

Forge Mill / Stock Lane Mill

This mill was built in 1858. It changed its name to Stock Lane Mill in 1875 and was expanded several times. By 1915, it had 24,048 spindles. It was knocked down in 1978.

Gem Mill

The Gem Mill was built in 1901. It stopped spinning cotton in 1937. During World War II, a company called Ferranti used it to make radio parts and then parts for computers. It was knocked down in 2008 to build houses. By 1915, it had 115,000 spindles.

Gem Mill, Chadderton

Glebe Mill

The Glebe Mill was built in 1866. By 1915, it was a very large mill with 127,600 mule spindles, 24,336 ring spindles, and 300 doubling spindles. It was knocked down in 1973.

Glenby Mill

The Glenby Mill was built in 1885. It was knocked down in 1962.

Gordon Mill

The Gordon Mill was built in 1884. By 1915, it had 66,000 spindles. It was knocked down around 1968.

Gorse Mill

The Gorse Mill was built in 1908. Today, a cell phone mast is on its stair tower, but the engine house has been knocked down. This mill is still standing.

Gorse Mill, Chadderton

Green Lane / Apex Mill

This mill was built in 1871 and was knocked down around 1928.

Grimshaw Mill

The Grimshaw Mill was built in 1874. By 1915, it had 47,472 spindles. It was knocked down around 1946.

Hawthorn Mill

The Hawthorn Mill was built in 1878. By 1915, it had 92,000 spindles. It was still powered by steam when it closed in 2000. It was knocked down in 1971.

Junction Mill

The Junction Mill was built in 1874. By 1915, it had 73,572 spindles. It was later taken over by a large cotton company in the 1930s. It was knocked down in 2000.

Mills from K to O

Kent Mill

The Kent Mill was a cotton spinning mill built in 1908. It had 104,000 spindles. The mill closed in 1991 and was knocked down in 1994.

Kent Mill, Chadderton

Landsdowne / Avon Mill

This mill was built in 1861. It was sold and renamed Avon Mill in 1901. It had 77,000 spindles by 1915. There were serious fires at this mill in 1921 and 1922. It was knocked down in 1937.

Lark Mill

The Lark Mill was built in 1901. By 1915, it had 109,704 spindles. It was knocked down in 1938.

Laurel Mill

The Laurel Mill was built in 1905. By 1915, it had 120,000 spindles. It was knocked down in 1988.

Logwood Mill

The Logwood Mill was an old corn mill (for grinding grain) that was changed into a dye works around 1859. It was expanded in 1905. It was knocked down around 1923.

Magnet Mill

The Magnet Mill was built in 1902. By 1915, it had 60,156 mule spindles and 44,680 ring spindles. It was knocked down around 1967.

Malta Mill

The Malta Mill was built in 1905. By 1915, it had 110,160 spindles. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the late 1940s. This mill is still standing.

Malta Mill, Middleton

Manor Mill

The Manor Mill was built in 1906. It was a large building with five floors. By 1915, it had 91,136 spindles. It stopped making textiles in 1932 but reopened in 1940. This mill is still standing and is a Grade II listed building.

Manor Mill, Chadderton

Melbourne Mill

The Melbourne Mill was built in 1860 and was one of the earliest "Oldham Limiteds" (a type of company where many people invested small amounts of money). By 1915, it had 86,206 spindles. It was knocked down in 1980.

Melrose Mill

The Melrose Mill was built in 1869. By 1915, it had 40,000 spindles. It was knocked down around 1942.

Mills Hill Mill

The Mills Hill Mill was built around 1875. It was knocked down in 1909.

Mona Mill

The Mona Mill was built in 1905. By 1915, it had 90,456 spindles. It was knocked down in 2012.

Mona Mill

Nile Mill

The Nile Mill was built in 1898. When it was built, it was the largest ring spinning mill in the world! It was also the last mill built with a special type of steam engine called a beam engine. It was expanded several times. This mill is still standing and is a Grade II listed building.

Nile Mill

Oak Mill

The Oak Mill was built in 1874. By 1915, it had 122,090 spindles. It was knocked down in 1934.

Osborne Mill (Robinson St)

This Osborne Mill was built in 1853. In 1875, there was a sad accident where an employee was badly burned. It was expanded in 1903 and 1926. Today, it is used for homes.

Osborne Mill (Osborne St)

This mill is actually a pair of mills built in 1853 and 1912. They had many spindles, with one having 66,008 spindles and the other 54,720 spindles. Both closed in 1968. Today, these mills are used by many different businesses.

Osborne Mills, Chadderton

Mills from P to T

Palm Mill

The Palm Mill was built in 1884. It was the first mill in the area to be entirely a "ring mill," meaning it used only ring spinning machines. By 1915, it had 93,000 ring spindles and 10,000 doubling spindles. An extra floor was added in 1899. It was knocked down in 1928.

Ram (Orb) Mill

The Ram Mill was built in 1907. This mill is still standing today.

Ram Mill, Chadderton

Ramsey Mill

The Ramsey Mill was built in 1906. By 1915, it had 90,000 spindles. It was knocked down in 1979.

Raven Mill

The Raven Mill was built in 1907. By 1915, it had 90,432 mule spindles and 18,240 ring spindles. This mill is still standing.

Raven Mill, Chadderton

Richmond Mill

The Richmond Mill was built in 1889. By 1915, it had 66,300 mule spindles. It was knocked down in 1976.

Rose Mill

The Rose Mill was built in 1885. During its construction, there was an accident where the floors collapsed. Sadly, after many arson attacks (fires started on purpose), the mill burned down completely in 2007.

Rugby Mill

The Rugby Mill was built in 1908. By 1915, it had 113,613 spindles. It was knocked down in 2014.

Rugby Mill, Chadderton

Rushbank Mill

The Rushbank Mill was built around 1862. It was connected to the nearby Springvale Mill in 1922. It was knocked down in 1974.

Spring (Shaw's) Mill

This mill was built around 1870 and was used for "doubling" (making stronger threads). It was run by Joseph Shaw's company from 1889. It was knocked down around 1955.

Springbrook(e) Mill

This mill was built around 1875. It was knocked down around 1985.

Springfield Works

The Springfield Works was built around 1860. By 1915, it had 70,000 spindles. It was knocked down around 1938.

Spring Vale Mill

The Spring Vale Mill was built around 1865. It was expanded several times and connected to Rushbank Mill in 1922. The land where it stood is now covered by a supermarket.

Stockbrook Mill

The Stockbrook Mill was an early mill built in 1791. It used a 14-horsepower steam engine. It closed in 1869, and the Palm Mill was later built on its site.

Stockfield Mill

The Stockfield Mill was built in 1862. By 1915, it had 120,000 spindles (together with Vale Mill). It was expanded in 1912 and 1923. This mill is still standing.

Stockfield Mill, Chadderton

Sun Mill

The Sun Mill was built in 1861. By 1915, it was a very large mill with 157,000 spindles. It was a "cooperative enterprise," meaning many people worked together to own and run it. It was knocked down in 1986.

Swan Mill

The Swan Mill was built in 1875. By 1915, it had 106,956 spindles. This mill is still standing.

Swan Mill, Chadderton

Textile Mill

The Textile Mill was built in 1882. By 1915, it had 98,436 spindles. It was knocked down in 1996.

Mills from U to Z

United Mill

The United Mill was built in 1874. By 1915, it had 95,600 mule spindles and 12,496 ring spindles. It was knocked down in 1962.

Vale Mill

The Vale Mill was built around 1860, next to the Stockfield Mill. It was knocked down in 1964.

Victoria Mill

The Victoria Mill was built around 1854. By 1889, it had 37,000 spindles. It was damaged by fire but an old weaving shed from the mill is still operating today!