List of mills in Saddleworth Facts for Kids

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. It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Uppermill, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Diggle and others. Saddleworth lies to the 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. 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

Smithy Lane, Uppermill 53°32′55″N 2°00′14″W / 53.548481°N 2.003815°W

c.1854

Standing

Notes: Converted to apartments.

Alexandra

Uppermill 53°32′47″N 2°00′22″W / 53.5463°N 2.0062°W

Standing

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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

Delph New Road, Delph 53°33′40″N 2°01′24″W / 53.5610°N 2.0233°W

2016

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Notes: 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 on 14 June 2016.

Bentfield

Chew Valley Road, Greenfield 53°32′03″N 2°00′19″W / 53.534046°N 2.005194°W

1868

1979

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Notes: Built originally at as a wollen mill circa 1790 but rebuilt as a Cotton Mill by Robinson Brothers in 1868. It reverted to wool in 1892. Chew Brook Drive and its housing is built on the site.

Brookside

Grotton Hollow, Grotton 53°32′20″N 2°03′14″W / 53.538773°N 2.053959°W

1855

1970

Notes: After being partly demolished in 1930 it became apparent there was a market for a heated swimming pool after locals kept using the mill lodge for bathing. This ceased after the outbreak of World War II. The buildings were converted for warehouse before being fully demolished for housing.

Brownhill Bridge

Dobcross New Road

Standing

Grade II Listed building No. 1309426

Notes: A three storey, four bay water-powered woollen scribbling mill from 1772

Damhead

Uppermill

Notes: see Willow Bank Mill

Lumb Mill

Huddersfield Road, Delph

Notes: Built as a woolen mill, later used as a calico printworks. During WWII became an Admiralty Victualling Stores. Purchased by Compoflex in the mid 1960s, a manufacturer of flexible hoses for the chemical industry.

Oak View

Manchester Road, Greenfield 53°31′59″N 2°00′32″W / 53.5331°N 2.0088°W

Standing

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Notes:

Shore

Delph 53°34′05″N 2°01′21″W / 53.568094°N 2.022581°W

1780s

Standing

Grade II* Listed building No. 1067445

Notes: Stone built water- powered woollen scribbling mill of 1788 beside the River Tame. Converted to residential use. Wheel and leat still survive.

Victoria

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

Station Road, Uppermill, 53°32′55″N 2°00′14″W / 53.5485°N 2.0039°W

Standing

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