This is a list of the cotton and other textile mills in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Acme Mill | Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD785016 53°30′40″N2°19′34″W / 53.511°N 2.326°W | 1905 | 1984 | 79 | |
Notes: First Lancashire mill driven solely by electricity 1905-Acme Spinning Co 1919-Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust 1930- Subject of L. S. Lowry's painting Coming from the Mill 1943-"The Mill, Pendlebury" [1] 1959-Acme Spinning Co ceased production. [2] | |||||
Agecroft Works | Langley Road, Pendlebury SD807012 53°30′25″N2°17′31″W / 53.507°N 2.292°W | ||||
Albert Mill | Pendleton SD808003 53°29′56″N2°17′28″W / 53.499°N 2.291°W | ||||
Notes: Armitage and Co, 810 looms | |||||
Albion Mill | Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD785016 53°30′40″N2°19′34″W / 53.511°N 2.326°W | ||||
Bank Mill | Lissadel Street, Pendleton SJ815997 53°29′38″N2°16′48″W / 53.494°N 2.280°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-John Johnson and Sons, 304 looms | |||||
Bedingate Mill | Leigh Street, Salford SJ762984 53°28′55″N2°21′36″W / 53.482°N 2.360°W | ||||
Bridge Mill | Holland Street, Pendleton SD810001 53°29′49″N2°17′17″W / 53.497°N 2.288°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Thomas Livesey, 612 looms | |||||
Bridgewater Mill | Atkin Street, Walkden SD739029 53°31′19″N2°23′42″W / 53.522°N 2.395°W | 1879 | 144 | ||
Notes: 1891-John Booth and Co, 112 looms | |||||
Bridgewater Mill | Newtown, Pendlebury | ||||
Notes: 1891-Ermen and Co, 41,000 spindles | |||||
Bridgewater Mill | Legh Street, Eccles 53°28′54″N2°21′35″W / 53.4816°N 2.3598°W | ||||
Notes: | |||||
Clegg's Lane Mill | SD720043 53°32′06″N2°25′26″W / 53.535°N 2.424°W | ||||
Clough Works | SJ830994 53°29′28″N2°15′29″W / 53.491°N 2.258°W | ||||
Deans Mill | Moorside, Swinton SD771015 53°30′36″N2°20′49″W / 53.510°N 2.347°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Simpson and Godlee, 440 looms | |||||
Eccles Spinning and Manufacturing Co | Potts, Son and Hennings | Canalside, Winton SJ 762 990 53°29′13″N2°21′40″W / 53.4869°N 2.361°W | 1906 | ||
Notes: Built 1906 Great Universal Stores 2013- Demolished Engine: 1500hp vertical triple expansion engine by George Saxon & Co | |||||
Egerton Mill | Ordsall Lane, Salford | ||||
Notes: 1891-Richard Howarth and Co | |||||
Egerton Works | SJ 762 985 53°28′59″N2°21′36″W / 53.483°N 2.360°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-William Crippin, 275 looms | |||||
Glazebury Mill | SJ 764 982 53°28′48″N2°21′25″W / 53.480°N 2.357°W | ||||
Granville Mill | Bolton Road, Walkden SD 735 036 53°31′41″N2°24′04″W / 53.528°N 2.401°W | 1861 | 162 | ||
Notes: Whittaker 1879-John Faulkner 1891- John Faulkner, 4000 spindles 1985-Closed | |||||
Grecian Mill | SD 736 046 53°32′13″N2°24′00″W / 53.537°N 2.400°W | ||||
Hazelhurst Mills | Hazelhurst Road, Worsley | ||||
Hope Mill aka Lane's Mill | Sandwich Street, Walkden SD 739 028 53°31′16″N2°23′42″W / 53.521°N 2.395°W | 1879 | 144 | ||
Notes: Edwin Lane 1891-E. Lane and Sons, 60 looms | |||||
Hope Mill | SD 779 018 53°30′43″N2°20′06″W / 53.512°N 2.335°W | ||||
Irwell Bleach Works | Douglas Green, Pendleton SD 815 004 53°30′00″N2°16′48″W / 53.500°N 2.280°W | ||||
Islington Mill, | James Street, Salford SJ 826 984 53°28′55″N2°15′50″W / 53.482°N 2.264°W | ||||
King Street Mill | SJ 835 989 53°29′13″N2°15′00″W / 53.487°N 2.250°W | ||||
Kingston Mills | Cobden Street, Pendleton 53°29′42″N2°17′13″W / 53.4950°N 2.2870°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Trafford Mill), 72,000 spindles | |||||
Lakefield Mills | SD 720 043 53°32′06″N2°25′26″W / 53.535°N 2.424°W | ||||
Lakefield Mills | SD 736 045 53°32′10″N2°24′00″W / 53.536°N 2.400°W | ||||
Linnyshaw Mill | Manchester Road, Linnyshaw, Walkden SD 747 031 53°31′26″N2°22′59″W / 53.524°N 2.383°W | 1874 | in use | ||
Notes: 1891- E. Bothwell, 300 looms 2016- Multiple use | |||||
London Place Works | SD807 012 53°30′25″N2°17′31″W / 53.507°N 2.292°W | ||||
Monton Mill | SJ 736 994 53°29′28″N2°23′56″W / 53.491°N 2.399°W | 1906 | Demolished | ||
Notes: 1906-Monton Mill Co 1930-Lancashire Cotton Corporation 1964-Courtaulds c.1966-Ward and Goldstone | |||||
Moorside Road Mill | Moorside, Swinton SD769 022 53°30′58″N2°21′00″W / 53.516°N 2.350°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Holdsworth and Gibb, Limited, 26,000 throstle spindles; 322 looms | |||||
Moss House Works | SJ823 992 53°29′20″N2°16′05″W / 53.489°N 2.268°W | ||||
Moss Side Mills | Little Moss Lane, Pendlebury SD778 028 53°31′16″N2°20′10″W / 53.521°N 2.336°W | ||||
Mossley Mill | Pendleton SJ 814 996 53°29′35″N2°16′55″W / 53.493°N 2.282°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Sewell and Hulton, 600 looms | |||||
Nassau Mills | Cawdor Street, Patricroft SJ 765 983 53°28′52″N2°21′22″W / 53.481°N 2.356°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Ermen and Roby | |||||
Newtown Mill | Lees Street, Newtown, Pendlebury SD778 024 53°31′05″N2°20′10″W / 53.518°N 2.336°W | 1883 | in use | ||
Notes: 1891-John Knowles and Sons, 70,000 spindles c.1928-Featured in L S Lowry painting "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 995 53°29′31″N2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W | ||||
Park Mill | Brackley Street, Walkden SD 734 036 53°31′41″N2°24′11″W / 53.528°N 2.403°W | 1865 | 158 | ||
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 008 53°30′14″N2°17′31″W / 53.504°N 2.292°W | ||||
Pendleton New Mills | Broughton Road, Pendleton SJ813 998 53°29′42″N2°16′59″W / 53.495°N 2.283°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Sir Elkanah Armitage and Sons, Limited,(together with Victoria Mill, Patricroft), 80,000 spindles, 2000 looms | |||||
Primrose Mill | Campbell Street, Walkden SD 735 034 53°31′37″N2°24′04″W / 53.527°N 2.401°W | 1869 | 154 | ||
Notes: 1869-Andrew Rothwell 1874-Dacca Twist Co (John Ryland) 1888-Rothwell Bros 1891-W. A. Rothwell, 180 looms | |||||
Riverside Works | SD810 007 53°30′11″N2°17′17″W / 53.503°N 2.288°W | ||||
Salford Twist Mill [3] | SJ834 985 53°28′59″N2°15′07″W / 53.483°N 2.252°W | 1799–1801 | |||
Notes: Philips and Lee | |||||
Salford works | SJ 832 992 53°29′20″N2°15′18″W / 53.489°N 2.255°W | ||||
Springfield Mills | SJ 834 995 53°29′31″N2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W | ||||
Togo Mill | Patricroft SJ 765 600 53°28′40″N2°21′12″W / 53.477845°N 2.353230°W | 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 811 999 53°29′42″N2°17′10″W / 53.495°N 2.286°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Kingston Mills), 72,000 spindles | |||||
Victoria Lane Mill | SD 767 016 53°30′40″N2°21′11″W / 53.511°N 2.353°W | ||||
Victoria Mills | SJ 834 995 53°29′31″N2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W | ||||
Victoria Mills | St Luke's Road, Salford SJ 798 986 53°29′02″N2°18′22″W / 53.484°N 2.306°W | ||||
Victoria Mills | Patricroft SJ 764 982 53°28′48″N2°21′25″W / 53.480°N 2.357°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Sir Elkanah Armitage and 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 825 983 53°28′52″N2°15′54″W / 53.481°N 2.265°W | ||||
Wardley Mill | Manchester Road, Walkden SD 749 031 53°31′26″N2°22′48″W / 53.524°N 2.380°W | 1878 | 145 | ||
Notes: 1891-Burgess Ledward, 550 looms | |||||
Waverley Mills | Cottenham Lane, Salford SJ 833 994 53°29′28″N2°15′11″W / 53.491°N 2.253°W | ||||
Notes: 1891-Joseph Phythian | |||||
Willow Bank Works | Pendleton SD 810 007 53°30′11″N2°17′17″W / 53.503°N 2.288°W | ||||
Notes: 1891- Henry Entwisle and Sons, 200 looms | |||||
Sources: * Williams & Farnie 1992, p. 196 * Graces Guide for 1891 |
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