Cavendish Mill is a Grade II* listed former cotton spinning mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, in the United Kingdom. It was built between 1884 and 1885 for the Cavendish Spinning Company by Potts, Pickup & Dixon of Oldham. Cavendish Mill was next to the Ashton Canal Warehouse at Portland Basin. It ceased spinning cotton in 1934 and was then used for a variety of purposes before it was converted into housing in 1994.
 The mill in 2009 | |
  Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Spinning (ring mill) | |
| Location | Ashton-under-Lyne, England |
| Serving canal | Ashton Canal |
| Serving railway | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Owner | Cavendish Spinning Company |
| Coordinates | 53°29′02″N 2°05′50″W / 53.4840°N 2.0973°W |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1885 |
| Main contractor | Stoor Sons & Co Ltd |
| Design team | |
| Architect | Potts, Pickup & Dixon of Oldham |
| Power | |
| Date | 1885 |
| Engine maker | Hick, Hargreaves & Co. |
| Transmission type | Geared transmission |
| Equipment | |
| Manufacturer | Asa Lees |
| Mule Frames | 72360 mule spindles: 1885 56172 mule 22383 ring: 1920 |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
Location edit
Cavendish mill was built on the site of the former Bankfield Mill, separated from Portland Basin on the final section of the Ashton Canal by the site of Tudor Mill,
History edit
The Cavendish Spinning Company Limited was registered in 1884 to build the Cavendish Mill on the site of the former Bankfield Mill. This was a Potts building. It was six storeys high on the canal side, and five on the other. It is a fireproof design and was the first mill in Ashton to have concrete floors and a flat roof.[1] It is instantly recognisable by the octagonal staircase that surrounds the lower part of the chimney.[3] It stopped spinning in 1934 and was put to other uses. It still stands.
Power edit
The steam engine was a horizontal twin compound by Hick, Hargreaves & Co of Bolton.[1]
Equipment edit
The machinery was provided by Asa Lees; originally there were 72,360 for coarse and medium counts. Between 1911 and 1920 many of the mules were replaced by ring frames so it contained 57,172 mule spindles and 22,588 ring spindles[1]
Usage edit
Until 1934,[4] the Cavendish Spinning Company used the mill for spinning coarse and mediums of American cotton, after which it was used for the process of winding artificial silk from synthetic fibres on to weavers beams by the Bentinck Street Silk Works company until 1976,[5] and then by Twinglass Limited, a double glazing company, to manufacture window frames. It is still standing, having been converted into a resource centre for the community, commercial units and 165 apartments by the Worcester-based Sanctuary Housing Association in 1994. In June 2008 ownership passed to New Charter Housing Trust, a company specialising in managing social housing in Tameside. Among the commercial tenants is Tameside Community Radio Limited.[6]
Owners edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Haynes 1987, p. 47
- ^ Historic England. "Cavendish Mill, Tameside (1067948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ Williams & Farnie 1992, p. 113
- ^ a b "No. 34067". The London Gazette. 6 July 1934. p. 4420.
- ^ a b "No. 46860". The London Gazette. 26 March 1975. p. 4639.
- ^ New Charter press statement[permanent dead link].2009-06-03
Bibliography edit
- Haynes, Ian (1987). Cotton in Ashton. Libraries and Arts Committee, Tameside Metropolitan Borough. ISBN 0-904506-14-2.
- Williams, Mike; Farnie, Douglas Anthony (1992). Cotton Mills of Greater Manchester. Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 0-948789-69-7.
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