List of mills in Stockport

This list of mills in Stockport, lists textile factories that have existed in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

From the Industrial Revolution until the 20th century, Stockport was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton spinning and hat making. During this period, the valleys of the River Mersey, River Tame 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.

Standing Mills in Stockport

Name	Architect	Location	Built	Demolished	Served (Years)
(Adcroft) Hat Works		Manor		Standing
Aqueduct Mill		Marple North,		Standing
Avondale Works		Edgeley & Cheadle
Battersby Hat Works		Manor
Belmont Works		Brinnington & Central
Botany Mill see: Wellington Works		Bredbury ,
Brinksway Leather Works		Edgeley & Cheadle  SJ879899
	Notes: three-storey hipped roof with short circular brick chimney
Brinksway Bank Mill		Edgeley & Cheadle
	Notes: A 50,000-spindle three-storey mill in existence in 1872. It was run by Samuel Moorhouse: then it became part of the Fine Spinners and Doublers Association.
Brinksway Mill aka Heaward's Mill		Edgeley & Cheadle  SJ884899
	Notes: North of the river was a four-storey mill with water tower at east corner: there was a three-storey extension. The chimney was octagonal.There are traces of a weir sluice and mill race. South of the river was a three-storey mill. The first mill north of the River Mersey was in existence in 1790.It was worked by from 1870 by J&G Waltew. It became part of the Fine Spinners and Doublers Association in 1930.
Britannia Mill		Reddish South		Standing
	Notes: A weaving mill in use 1870s to 1930s, manufacturing shirtings and towels. 100–200 looms. Occupied by Reuben Fildes, the Robert Atkinson & Co and McKay Mills & Co.
Broadhurst Street Hatworks		Davenport & Cale Green
Broadstone Mill		Reddish South SJ 892,930	1903	Standing	56
	Notes: A double mill with twin chimneys, only one mill survives.
Canal Street Hat/Box Factory		Brinnington & Central
Carringtons Hat Works		Davenport & Cale Green
Chadkirk Mill		Bredbury Green & Romiley
Cheadle (Bleach) Works		Cheadle & Gatley SJ854890
	Notes: Cheadle Lower Mill, often called Cheadle Bleachworks, and now renamed, The Bleachworks, is on a site used for this purpose since the 12th century.
Churchgate Mill		Brinnington & Central	1828	Standing	196
	Notes: Built by 1828, later mill on site 3-storey. In 1880s spinning sewing and knitting yarn.
Compstall Bridge Works		Marple North
Compstall Mill		Marple North
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Demmings Bleaching Works		Cheadle & Gatley
East Bank Mill		Brinnington & Central
Goyt Mill, Bredbury		Brinnington, Bredbury border SJ910910	1840	1981	141
	Notes: Min building parallel to the river was a four-storey brick-built non-fireproof construction. There were 2 rows of cast-iron columns and iron roof ties. The five-storey extension was 100 ft by 120 ft with three rows of cast-iron columns. It was purchased by Isaac Pearson around 1890. Taken over by Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association..
Goyt Mill, Hawk Green, Marple	Stott and Sons	Marple South	1905	Standing	55
	Notes: Goyt Mill was built in 1905 by Jonathan Partington of Middleton for the Goyt Spinning Company, to a design by Stott and Sons. It is a six-storey with a total floor area 260,000 sq.ft. on its 6 floors. It had 82,000 mule spindles and 45,000 ring spindles, spinning 24 and 38 twist and 22 and 46 mule weft. All the machinery was by John Hetherington &Sons of Ancoats. The 165 carding engines, 25 draw frames, 26 intermediate frames, 50 roving frames were on the bottom two floors, the 30 pairs of mules were on the top three floors. It employed 480 mill staff and 12 office staff. The engine was a Carel Frères 2500 IHP condensing drop valve, cross compound ( 5ft 3in stroke, 27in and 63in bore). There were six Lancashire boilers with the firing end facing the Macclesfield Canal. The coal for its engine was supplied from the mines at Poynton and in Staffordshire.It was supplied directly to the boiler by a steam crane. The mill is now in multiple use.
Hallam Mill		Davenport & Cale
	Notes: aka Heaviley Mill: The former Squirrel Sweet Works. Home of a photo studio.
Hampstead Mill		Stepping Hill
Heapriding Mill		Edgeley & Cheadle  SJ886902
	Notes: A six-storey mill and weaving shed, that had 10,000 mule spindles in 1909. Occupied by John Greaves Son & Co in 1872 and John Edward Clegg in 1887.
Hempshaw Lane Works		Manor
Hopes Carr Hatworks		Brinnington & Central
Houldsworth Mill	Abraham Stott	Reddish North	1865	Standing	159
	Notes: 1865 GradeII* listed.
Kershaws Tannery		Brinnington & Central
Kingston Mill		Edgeley & Cheadle
	Notes:
Lancashire Hill Ropery		Reddish South		Standing
	Notes: Reuben Rivett used it in the 1880 to make main drive ropes, later it was occupied by the Lancashire Hill Rope & Twine Co Ltd.
Lincoln Bennett Hat Works		Edgeley & Cheadle
Lockside Mill		Marple North SJ926890	1801	Standing	223
	Notes: Now called Lockside Mill, this canal side warehouse was built in 1801 by Samuel Oldknow. It is a three-storey 7- by 3-bay stone-built building with internal canal arm parallel to the canal, with cart entrance on the first floor. It is on the top pound of Lock 9, by lock 10.
Lower Carrs Mill		Brinnington & Central  SJ 898902	1800		175
	Notes: There were three mills built by Samuel Oldknow on Hopes Carr. Lower Carr Mill:Built before 1900 on site of former silk mill. A room and power mill in early 19th century. An earlier 5-storey mill built over Carr Brook, with a mill dam to the south. It was 30 ft wide, and cast-iron pillars added to support the floor. A later 5-storey mill(1826) to the west, parallel to Hopes Carr, This is 80 ft long by 35 ft wide with cast-iron pillars in the centre at 9 ft intervals. Middle Carr Mill: Upper Carr Mill: Stockport Navigation: was a short canal/reservoir that was built here on the Carr Brook to improve the flow to the water mills. The scheme involved a steep embankment at the top end, and a siphon under Waterloo Road. Stockport Aircrash 1964: This happened at this point in Hopes Carr.
Marriot Street Mill		Brinnington & Central
Meadow Mill		Brinnington & Central	1880	Standing	144
	Notes: Meadow Mill, Stockport. Owen Ashmore in The Industrial Archaeology of North-west England (1982) lists this as Meadow Mill (not Valley Mills). Circa 1880 built for T & J Leigh, cotton and wool spinning. Had 120,000 spindles in 1914. Twin six-storey brick built mills with ornamental engine house between. Fireproof construction. Cast-iron pillars between windows on top storey.,
New Mill		Reddish North
Oak Street Shed		Hazel Grove
Oakwood Mill		Bredbury Green & Romiley
Pear New Mill	A H Stott, P S Stott	Bredbury	1912	Standing	66
	Notes: A GradeII* listed building, Pear Mill, Stockport, was an Edwardian mill, one of the last cotton spinning mills to be built, commencing production in July 1913. The architects were A.H. Stott & Sons and the building is typical of their work. It was constructed with concrete floors, and meticulous detailing. The power was provided by a Manhattan type steam engine by George Saxon & Co. Transmission was by a rope drives. The mill had 137,312 mule spindles which remained until the 1950s when they were replaced by 33,636 ring spindles, the mill being electrified at the same time. It ceased operation as a textile mill in March 1978
Portwood Hatworks		Brinnington & Central
Primrose Mill		Mellor SJ 899911	1780	1961	181
	Notes: Was built as a Fulling Mill in 1780, enlarged in the 1820s and used as a cotton spinning mill. It was finally used eventually used for spinning and weaving gas mantles. It was burnt down in 1961, the site is used commercially by Marple Polymer Processors
Reddish Spinning Co., Victoria Mill (North mill)		North Reddish	1870	Standing	154
	Notes: Built by the said company in 1870, which became part of the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association in 1898. Together the mills had 133,000 mule spindles in 1909. The north mill had four storeys and with cast-iron pillars. Water and stair tower at SE corner joins the middle mill. In 2010 marketed as apartments, in Houldsworth Village development
Reddish Spinning Co., Elisabeth Mill (Middle mill)		North Reddish	1870	Standing	154
	Notes: Built by the said company in 1870, which became part of the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association in 1898. Together the mills had 133,000 mule spindles in 1909. The middle mill had four storeys and with 6 rows of cast-iron pillars, 17 pillars in a row In 2010 marketed as apartments, in Houldsworth Village development
Reddish Spinning Co., (South mill)		North Reddish
	Notes: A two-storey + cellar mill with 5 rows of cast-iron columns
Reynolds Mill		Brinnington & Central, Portwood
	Notes: aka Cromer Street Mill
Shaw Mill		Brinnington & Central
Sovereign Works		Edgeley & Cheadle
Springmount Mill Brinksway Bank Bleach and Printworks		Edgeley & Cheadle
	Notes: A three-storey mill, with 2-storey extension. A five-storey mill with arched brick windows, and stair tower to south with cast-iron water tank above. Separate boiler house with round chimney. Later three-storey buildings on Brinksway. Taken over by Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association.
Spur Mill		Reddish South	1907	Standing	65
	Notes: A 1907, single-storey doubling mill with 20,000 spindles. Closed in 1972
Swallow Mill		Brinnington & Central
T W Bracher Leather		Brinnington & Central
Thorn Works		Bredbury
Throstle Grove Mill		Manor SJ 894907	1820	1870	50
	Notes: Ralph Orrell Spinning
Unity Mill		Bredbury
Valley Mill		Hazel Grove
Vernon Mill		Brinnington & Central		Standing
	Notes: Graces Guide 1891 Portwood; 150,000 spindles, 45'/55' weft, 30'/42' twist. Listed building number.462281
Victoria Dye Works		Manor SJ907895
	Notes: Documented from the late 19th century.
Victoria Mill		South Reddish
	Notes: Four-storey. For the Victoria Mill in North Reddish see: Reddish Spinning Co., Victoria Mill (North mill)
Virginia Mill		Manor SJ 899892
	Notes: Two-storey building on Hillgate. Documented in 1872
Waterloo Mill		Brinnington & Central
Wear Mill aka Weir Mill		Edgeley & Cheadle		Standing
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Welkin Mill		Bredbury		Standing
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Wellington Mill		Brinnington & Central		Standing
	Notes: Wellington Mill, aka Wellington Bridge Mill, was originally an early fireproof cotton spinning mill built in 1830–1831 before becoming a hat works in the 1890s. It is a Grade II listed building and is situated on the A6 Wellington Road South, between the town centre and the railway station.From 2000 it has housed the Hat Works, museum.
Wellington Works (formally Botany Mill)		Bredbury ,		Standing
Wood Mill, Woodley		Woodley,Stockport		1964
File:1963 just before demolision (redeveloped).jpg	Notes:

Other Mills

Name	Architect	Location	Built	Demolished	Served (Years)
Albert		South Reddish	1845		179
	Notes: A four-storey mill built by Robert Hyde Greg. In 1911 it had 50,000 spindles
Hanover Mills		Reddish	1865		34
	Notes: Hanover Mill was built in 1865 for cotton spinning and doubling by Heywards, but in 1889 was converted to make silk, velvet, woven fur etc.
Alligator see: Beehive
	Notes: Occupied by the Alligator Rainwear Company until 1978
Bankside aka Bankfield aka Halliday's Bleach and Dye Works		Reddish Newtown
	Notes: Bankfield mill was 6-storey mill, using water from the Reddish Canal for its condensor.
Beehive		Portwood
	Notes: A collection of seven mills which were owned by T & J Leigh in 1872.There was an earlier mill on this site known as Brewery Mill, then North East mill:- 6-storeys with water tower at SW corner. Three-storey mill on Brewery St. Three-storey mill to the south North-west Mill:-A four-storey mill on Marsland St Two-storey office block on Water St. Alligator Mill:- 6 storeys Mill to east:- 4 storeys The site is now occupied by Tesco
Brewery Street see: Beehive
California		Joules Court
	Notes: Brick built 2-storey, in use from 1858 to 1890s. In 1880s used for waste spinning and candlewicks.
Cataract Bridge Mill		Longhurst Lane, Mellor, Stockport		Standing
	Notes: In 2010 redundant, planning application pending for conversion to housing.
Coronation		Newtown Reddish
	Notes: Occupied by J&T Read in 1872 then John Whittaker & Son from 1900. Backing onto the Reddish Canal it has 35,000 spindles.
Crow Park		Portwood SJ 899911	1833		191
	Notes: A fir proof mill built of brick in 1833, it is six storeys plus basement and attic.The main rooms are 120 ft by 48 to 50 ft. The brick archeded floors are supported by cast-iron beams carried on two rows of cast-iron pillars, set 9 ft apart. Shafting was carried on brackets attached to the beams. The engine house was separate to the west of the mill. There was an earlier mill (Crow Park Wing Mill) believed to be 6 or 7 storeys that was narrower, having one row of pillars and cast-iron beams.
Dysart Street Shed		Great Moor SJ909882
	Notes: Producing towelling in 1909 from 100 looms
Edgeley
Elder		Romiley, Marple
	Notes: Elder Mill was powered by a 600 hp vertical cross compound engine by Daniel Adamson, installed in 1937. It had a 3 ft stroke. It ran at 106 rpm. The flywheel was 16 ft.
Faulder's aka Warren Street Mill				1989
	Notes: Rebuilt after a fire in 1871. Acquired in the 1890s by Henry Faulder & Co for use as a cocoa and chocolate factory.
Foggbrook
Gorsey Bank		SJ878899
	Notes: Main mill is two storeys plus basement, featuring 5 rows of cast-iron columns, flat roof with parapet. Second mill to the east, brick built three-storey mill with basement. It was powered by a 1908, 400 hp horizontal tandem compound engine by J & E Wood of Bolton. Lancashire boiler by Galloways of Manchester with Greens economiser and flue to octagonal chimney.
Heaton Mersey Works
Hollins
Hope
India		Heaton Mersey SJ 888903
	Notes: A combined mill, in 1909 it had 90,000 spindles and 1800 looms.
Logwood			1732		292
	Notes: An early silk throwing mill. It was one of the first three silk throwing mills in the UK, set up by John Guardivaglio in 1732. It was built in the park, with the blessing of Lord Warren on the site of a logwood mill, that ground logwood to creat dyestuffs. Twelve years later they dammed the Carr Brook (tin Brook) to build a further mill, and then another at the confluence of the Carr Brook and the River Mersey. There were 2000 silk throwing workers by 1760.These early silk mills built up a labour force accustomed to factory work- that was on hand for cotton in the 1780s
Mellor Mill		Marple SJ970878	1793	1892	99
	Notes: This was a six-storey, 42 feet wide and 210 feet long mill with additional 3-storey wings making it 400 ft in all. The mill was built for Samuel Oldknow and used to spin coarse counts. It was originally driven by the Wellington water wheel. The River Goyt, and with it the then county boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire was diverted and a weir built, the leat fed a millpond that in later times was named the Roman Lakes. This in turn fed a second mill pond along with water from reservoir in Linnet Clough. Supplementary power was provided by a second exterior wheel known as the Waterloo wheel.The Mill reached its peak production in 1804, when 10,080 spindles were operating and around 550 people were employed. It was destroyed by fire in 1892.
Middle Mill aka Reddish Spinning Co., Elisabeth Mill		Reddish SJ891937	1874		150
	Notes: Construction:1871 Patent, fireproof. Powered by a 500 hp, horizontal John Musgrave & Sons engine- produced fine to super fine counts
New Bridge Lane
New Bridge
North Mill aka Reddish Spinning Co., Victoria Mill		Reddish SJ891937	1870		154
	Notes: Construction:Non fireproof on 1871 patent. The mules were supplied by Dobson & Barlow including 40 hand mules. They produced fine and super fine counts
Orrell's Mill aka Travis Brook Mill		Travis Street, Heaton Norris SJ 886903	1834		190
	Notes: A historical significant mill that was used as a principal example in Andrew Ure's book. It pioneered the use of the cast-iron I-beam. It was built by William Fairbairn for Ralph Orrell. Originally a six-storey combined mill 280 ft by 50 ft, with side wings. It was designed to house 125000 throstle and 33000 mule spindles. Later in 1887 it was recorded as having 140,000 spindles and 1000 power looms. The original beam engine was replaced around 1912, and a new separate engine house built. At this time a rope race was added to the mill to replace the former fixed vertical main shaft. It was damaged by fire in the 1960s, and one storey was removed, and was demolished in the ?1980s.
Palmer Mills		Portwood,
Reddish Mills see Houldsworth's Mill
Reddish Vale Printworks		Reddish Vale
	Notes: Started before 1800 by James Fletcher a calico printer. In 1840,Becker Bros & Co had 4 printing machines and 118 block printing tables. Taken over by Bradshaw, Hammond & Co in 1862 and then the Calico Printers' Association in 1899. It was originally drive by water taken by a race from the River Tame. Later there was a central engine house, and a reservoir for condensing.
Rivett's		Heaton Norris
	Notes: Thomas Rivett in 1887, then Joseph Rivett & Sons until taken over by the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association. It had an Octagonal Brick Chimney, was a three-storey mill with an open cast-iron water tank.
Springbank
Springfield		SJ 897894
	Notes: In 1897 this single-storey mill was weaving towelling on 260 looms
Squirrel Works
Stockport Ring Mills		Heaton Norris
	Notes: Three mills 1892–1911 that ran 200,000 spindles. No 1 Mill : three-storey brick built with boiler house and circular chimney No 2 Mill : five-storey brick built mill large engine house and twin boiler house. A north side tower with white lettering. No 3 Mill : two-storey Became part of Lancashire Cotton Corporation, but sold by 1951
Strines Print Works		Strines, Marple
	Notes: Acquired by the Calico Printers' Association in 1899.
Top Mill		Bredbury & Woodley
Travis Brook Mill aka Orrell's Mill		Travis Street, Heaton Norris,
Wards Hat Factory
Waterloo Road Mill

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External links

• Grace's Guides: 1891 Worrall's Directory
• Helen Clapcott paintings of Stockport