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Murrays' Mills; Old Mill is the second of the three buildings on the right
Old Mill, Manchester
General information
Address Ancoats, Manchester, England
Completed1798
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameDecker Mill Old Mill
Designated19 June 1988
Reference no. 1247473

Old Mill, completed in 1798 as part of Murrays' Mills, is the oldest surviving cotton mill in Manchester, England. [1] Sited on the Rochdale Canal in Ancoats, it was powered by a Boulton and Watt steam engine, and its narrow six-storey brick structure "came to typify the Manchester cotton mill". [2] Old Mill was designated a Grade II* listed building on 19 June 1988. [3]

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References

Notes

  1. Williams & Farnie (1992), p. 50
  2. Casella & Symonds (2005), p. 199
  3. Historic England. "Decker Mill Old Mill (1247473)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 March 2013.

Bibliography

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