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| The former Hovis Mill on the banks of the Macclesfield Canal, now apartments |
A display in the Macclesfield Heritage Centre shows that in 1814 Macclesfield had 30 mills and by 1824 had 70. As steam power was introduced instead of water power, there was no need to build mills by rivers.
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| The former Hovis Mill on the banks of the Macclesfield Canal, now apartments |
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| Victoria Mill from Windmill Street, April 2015 | East Side, April 2015 | |
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| Victoria Mill looking East | Victoria Mill looking North East | |
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| Royal Silk Warehouse, Water's Green, since 2009 a motel | Kershaw Mill, Newton and Henderson Street | |
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| Albion Mill, London Road built in 1843 (30 May 2013) | Byron House, London Road, 1840s | |
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| Royal Court, George Street | George Street | |
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| Oxford House from Hand Street, April 2015 | Oxford House on Oxford Road and Cottage Street | |
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| Paradise Mill in evening light, Aug 2011 | West end of Paradise Mill, evening light, 2015 | |
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| Park Mill, March 2015 | Entrance to Park Mill, 9 Nov 2007 | |
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| Crompton Road, 2015 | Rear of Crompton Road Mill, derelict in 2023 | |
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| Crompton Road Mill, derelict in 2023 and for sale | Pub sign in Crompton Road | |
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| Park Green Mill in June 2009, before its destruction by fire | Park Green Mill on 9 June 2009 |
Jonathan Parkhouse contacted me with details of a book covering mills in East Cheshire. It is a very thorough survey of mills, mainly in Macclesfield, Bollington and Congleton, and extremely well illustrated with both historic and recent photographs and drawings.
Park Mill Silk weaving mill, now converted for use as offices, is dated 1853, with C20 alterations. It is Grade II listed. The range shown with 19 windows faces south and to the right in Hobson Street is an 11-window range enclosing a courtyard.
Anthony Calladine and Jean Fricker (1993) East Cheshire Textile Mills (Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England; ISBN 1 873592 13 2)
Jonathan notes that there will also be material in the National Monuments Record, also searchable through the Pastscape website.
Macclesfield
Page 1: Town Centre
Macclesfield Page 2:
Town Centre
Macclesfield Page 3:
Halls
Macclesfield Page 4: The
Canal
Macclesfield Page 5:
Christ Church
Macclesfield Page 6:
St. Michael's, the Exterior & the Nave
Macclesfield Page 7:
St. Michael's the Savage Chapel
Macclesfield Page 8: Nonconformist
Chapels
Macclesfield Page 9: Some Macclesfield Mills
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