Arkwright Mill, Rochdale
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Arkwright Mill, Rochdale is a cotton spinning mill in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1885 by the Arkwright Cotton Spinning Co. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. It was located next to Dale Mill on Roch Street. The ring and doubling frames were made by Howard & Bullough, Accrington. The mill closed in 1980, was demolished in 2007 and the land redeveloped for housing.
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Location in Greater Manchester | |
Cotton | |
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Spinning (ring and doubling mill) | |
Location | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England |
Serving canal | Rochdale Canal |
Serving railway | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
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Coordinates | 53.6257°N 2.1388°W / 53.6257; -2.1388 |
Construction | |
Completed | 1885 |
Demolished | 2007 |
Equipment | |
Date | 1885 |
Manufacturer | Howard & Bullough |
Cotton count | Average to 16s |
Mule Frames | 49000 spindles (1891) |
Ring Frames path | 26000 spindles (1891) |
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