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Saxon Mill, Droylsden

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tower. The top three floors were used for spinning frames, the ground floor for preparation machines, and the basement to condition the cotton. The mill was constructed as a grid of cast iron I-beams. The transverse beams were supported on cast iron columns, supporting the longitudinal beams that in turn supported shallow brick vaults. They ran the entire length of the mill, making a fireproof ceiling and floor.
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This was a large four-storey building on a low basement, 18 bays long and 14 bays wide, built of Accrington brick with some yellow sandstone detailing. The shallow buttresses between the windows were embellished at third-floor level. It had a flat roof, tanked to collect water to supplement the water
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etc. In 1908 it had 80,000 spindles which rose to 82,000 in 1920, when it was recapitalised. The industry had peaked in 1912 when it produced 8 billion yards of cloth. The Great War of 1914–18 had halted the supply of raw cotton, and the British government encouraged its colonies to build mills
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in 1929 to attempt to rationalise and save the industry. Saxon Mill, Droylsden was one of 104 mills bought by the LCC, and one of the 53 mills that survived through to 1950. It was switched to rayon production. In 1953 it employed 250 people. It was the last mill in the country to produce cop weft.
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In the mid-1920s the flywheel became detached from its bearings and rolled at great speed out of the engine house and across the road, demolishing two houses as it went.
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were used on both cylinders. It had a Whitehead governor. The air pump was driven from the LP tail rod, which had a single support guide. Steam was provided by two
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Saxon mill was built in 1906, for the Saxon Mill Co. Ltd, a company formed by the Ashton Syndicate who were responsible for
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to spin and weave cotton. The war over, Lancashire never regained its markets. The independent mills were struggling. The
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built in 1907. It had a 24-foot flywheel with 36 ropes, which operated at 65 ½ rpm. New Cylinders by
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Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine)
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in 1964. Production finished in 1967, and the mill was demolished in 1995.
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9.2 metres by 2.4 metres in diameter. Water was preheated by an
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The mills and organisation of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited
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General Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association
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Archaeological Report on Saxon mill before its demolition
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It was driven by a 1500 hp cross compound engine by
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Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation
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Saxon Mill, Droylsden is located in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Cotton
Spinning (ring mill)
Droylsden, Tameside, Greater Manchester
Hollinwood Branch Canal
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire Cotton Corporation
Courtaulds
Coordinates
53°29′07″N 2°08′39″W / 53.4853°N 2.1443°W / 53.4853; -2.1443
George Saxon
Corliss valves
cotton spinning mill
Droylsden, Tameside, Greater Manchester
Lancashire Cotton Corporation
Courtaulds
Droylsden
Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
Greater Manchester
Manchester city centre
Ashton-under-Lyne
Historically
Lancashire
mill town
cotton mills
Ashton
Peak Forest
canals

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