List of mills in Salford

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This is a list of the cotton and other textile mills in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

The mills

Name	Architect	Location	Built	Demolished	Served (Years)
Acme Mill		Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD78501653°30′40″N 2°19′34″W / 53.511°N 2.326°W / 53.511; -2.326 ("Acme Mills ")	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″N 2°17′31″W / 53.507°N 2.292°W / 53.507; -2.292 ("Agecroft Works ")
Albert Mill		Pendleton SD808003 53°29′56″N 2°17′28″W / 53.499°N 2.291°W / 53.499; -2.291 ("Albert Mill ")
	Notes: Armitage and Co, 810 looms
Albion Mill		Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury SD785016 53°30′40″N 2°19′34″W / 53.511°N 2.326°W / 53.511; -2.326 ("Albion Mill ")
Bank Mill		Lissadel Street, Pendleton SJ815997 53°29′38″N 2°16′48″W / 53.494°N 2.280°W / 53.494; -2.280 ("Bank Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-John Johnson and Sons, 304 looms
Bedingate Mill		Leigh Street, Salford SJ76298453°28′55″N 2°21′36″W / 53.482°N 2.360°W / 53.482; -2.360 ("Beddingate Mill ")
Bridge Mill		Holland Street, Pendleton SD810001 53°29′49″N 2°17′17″W / 53.497°N 2.288°W / 53.497; -2.288 ("Bridge Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Thomas Livesey, 612 looms
Bridgewater Mill		Atkin Street, Walkden SD739029 53°31′19″N 2°23′42″W / 53.522°N 2.395°W / 53.522; -2.395 ("Bridgewater Mill ")	1879		145
	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″N 2°21′35″W / 53.4816°N 2.3598°W / 53.4816; -2.3598 ("Bridgewater Mill ")
	Notes:
Clegg's Lane Mill		SD720043 53°32′06″N 2°25′26″W / 53.535°N 2.424°W / 53.535; -2.424 ("Clegg's Lane Mill ")
Clough Works		SJ830994 53°29′28″N 2°15′29″W / 53.491°N 2.258°W / 53.491; -2.258 ("Clough Works ")
Deans Mill		Moorside, Swinton SD771015 53°30′36″N 2°20′49″W / 53.510°N 2.347°W / 53.510; -2.347 ("Deans Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Simpson and Godlee, 440 looms
Eccles Spinning and Manufacturing Co	Potts, Son and Hennings	Canalside, Winton SJ 762 990 53°29′13″N 2°21′40″W / 53.4869°N 2.361°W / 53.4869; -2.361		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″N 2°21′36″W / 53.483°N 2.360°W / 53.483; -2.360 ("Egerton Works ")
	Notes: 1891-William Crippin, 275 looms
Glazebury Mill		SJ 764 982 53°28′48″N 2°21′25″W / 53.480°N 2.357°W / 53.480; -2.357 ("Glazebury Mill ")
Granville Mill		Bolton Road, Walkden SD 735 036 53°31′41″N 2°24′04″W / 53.528°N 2.401°W / 53.528; -2.401 ("Granville Mill ")	1861		163
	Notes: Whittaker 1879-John Faulkner 1891- John Faulkner, 4000 spindles 1985-Closed
Grecian Mill		SD 736 046 53°32′13″N 2°24′00″W / 53.537°N 2.400°W / 53.537; -2.400 ("Grecian Mill ")
Hazelhurst Mills		Hazelhurst Road, Worsley
Hope Mill aka Lane's Mill		Sandwich Street, Walkden SD 739 028 53°31′16″N 2°23′42″W / 53.521°N 2.395°W / 53.521; -2.395 ("Hope Mill ")	1879		145
	Notes: Edwin Lane 1891-E. Lane and Sons, 60 looms
Hope Mill		SD 779 018 53°30′43″N 2°20′06″W / 53.512°N 2.335°W / 53.512; -2.335 ("Hope Mill ")
Irwell Bleach Works		Douglas Green, Pendleton SD 815 004 53°30′00″N 2°16′48″W / 53.500°N 2.280°W / 53.500; -2.280 ("Irwell Works ")
Islington Mill,		James Street, Salford SJ 826 984 53°28′55″N 2°15′50″W / 53.482°N 2.264°W / 53.482; -2.264 ("Islington Mill, ")
King Street Mill		SJ 835 989 53°29′13″N 2°15′00″W / 53.487°N 2.250°W / 53.487; -2.250 ("King Street Mill ")
Kingston Mills		Cobden Street, Pendleton 53°29′42″N 2°17′13″W / 53.4950°N 2.2870°W / 53.4950; -2.2870 ("King Street Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Trafford Mill), 72,000 spindles
Lakefield Mills		SD 720 043 53°32′06″N 2°25′26″W / 53.535°N 2.424°W / 53.535; -2.424 ("Lakefield Mills ")
Lakefield Mills		SD 736 045 53°32′10″N 2°24′00″W / 53.536°N 2.400°W / 53.536; -2.400 ("Lakefield Mills ")
Linnyshaw Mill		Manchester Road, Linnyshaw, Walkden SD 747 031 53°31′26″N 2°22′59″W / 53.524°N 2.383°W / 53.524; -2.383 ("Linnyshaw Mill ")	1874	in use
	Notes: 1891- E. Bothwell, 300 looms 2016- Multiple use
London Place Works		SD807 012 53°30′25″N 2°17′31″W / 53.507°N 2.292°W / 53.507; -2.292 ("London Place Works ")
Monton Mill		SJ 736 994 53°29′28″N 2°23′56″W / 53.491°N 2.399°W / 53.491; -2.399 ("Monton Mill ")	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″N 2°21′00″W / 53.516°N 2.350°W / 53.516; -2.350 ("Moorside Road Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Holdsworth and Gibb, Limited, 26,000 throstle spindles; 322 looms
Moss House Works		SJ823 992 53°29′20″N 2°16′05″W / 53.489°N 2.268°W / 53.489; -2.268 ("Moss House Works ")
Moss Side Mills		Little Moss Lane, Pendlebury SD778 028 53°31′16″N 2°20′10″W / 53.521°N 2.336°W / 53.521; -2.336 ("Moss Side Mills ")
Mossley Mill		Pendleton SJ 814 996 53°29′35″N 2°16′55″W / 53.493°N 2.282°W / 53.493; -2.282 ("Mossley Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Sewell and Hulton, 600 looms
Nassau Mills		Cawdor Street, Patricroft SJ 765 983 53°28′52″N 2°21′22″W / 53.481°N 2.356°W / 53.481; -2.356 ("Nassau Mills ")
	Notes: 1891-Ermen and Roby
Newtown Mill		Lees Street, Newtown, Pendlebury SD778 024 53°31′05″N 2°20′10″W / 53.518°N 2.336°W / 53.518; -2.336 ("Newtown Mill ")	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″N 2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W / 53.492; -2.252 ("Overbridge Mills ")
Park Mill		Brackley Street, Walkden SD 734 036 53°31′41″N 2°24′11″W / 53.528°N 2.403°W / 53.528; -2.403 ("Park Mill ")	1865		159
	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″N 2°17′31″W / 53.504°N 2.292°W / 53.504; -2.292 ("Parkhouse Works ")
Pendleton New Mills		Broughton Road, Pendleton SJ813 998 53°29′42″N 2°16′59″W / 53.495°N 2.283°W / 53.495; -2.283 ("Pendleton New Mills ")
	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″N 2°24′04″W / 53.527°N 2.401°W / 53.527; -2.401 ("Primrose Mill ")	1869		155
	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″N 2°17′17″W / 53.503°N 2.288°W / 53.503; -2.288 ("Riverside Works ")
Salford Twist Mill^[3]		SJ834 985 53°28′59″N 2°15′07″W / 53.483°N 2.252°W / 53.483; -2.252 ("Salford Twist Mill ")	1799–1801
	Notes: Philips and Lee
Salford works		SJ 832 992 53°29′20″N 2°15′18″W / 53.489°N 2.255°W / 53.489; -2.255 ("Salford works ")
Springfield Mills		SJ 834 995 53°29′31″N 2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W / 53.492; -2.252 ("Springfield Mills ")
Togo Mill		Patricroft SJ 765 600 53°28′40″N 2°21′12″W / 53.477845°N 2.353230°W / 53.477845; -2.353230 ("Togo Mill ")	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″N 2°17′10″W / 53.495°N 2.286°W / 53.495; -2.286 ("Trafford Mill ")
	Notes: 1891-Turner Wright and Son (together with Kingston Mills), 72,000 spindles
Victoria Lane Mill		SD 767 016 53°30′40″N 2°21′11″W / 53.511°N 2.353°W / 53.511; -2.353 ("Victoria Lane Mill ")
Victoria Mills		SJ 834 995 53°29′31″N 2°15′07″W / 53.492°N 2.252°W / 53.492; -2.252 ("Victoria Mills ")
Victoria Mills		St Luke's Road, Salford SJ 798 986 53°29′02″N 2°18′22″W / 53.484°N 2.306°W / 53.484; -2.306 ("Victoria Mills ")
Victoria Mills		Patricroft SJ 764 982 53°28′48″N 2°21′25″W / 53.480°N 2.357°W / 53.480; -2.357 ("Victoria Mills ")
	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″N 2°15′54″W / 53.481°N 2.265°W / 53.481; -2.265 ("Walker's Silk Mill ")
Wardley Mill		Manchester Road, Walkden SD 749 031 53°31′26″N 2°22′48″W / 53.524°N 2.380°W / 53.524; -2.380 ("Wardley Mill ")	1878		146
	Notes: 1891-Burgess Ledward, 550 looms
Waverley Mills		Cottenham Lane, Salford SJ 833 994 53°29′28″N 2°15′11″W / 53.491°N 2.253°W / 53.491; -2.253 ("Waverley Mills ")
	Notes: 1891-Joseph Phythian
Willow Bank Works		Pendleton SD 810 007 53°30′11″N 2°17′17″W / 53.503°N 2.288°W / 53.503; -2.288 ("Willow Bank Works ")
	Notes: 1891- Henry Entwisle and Sons, 200 looms
Sources: * Williams & Farnie 1992, p. 196 * Graces Guide for 1891

References

^ Brown, Mark (23 December 2019). "Overlooked LS Lowry painting re-emerges after 70 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ The Times, September 26, 1959
^ A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland 1500–1830, 2002, p. 401

Bibliography

Ashmore, Owen (1982). The industrial archaeology of North-west England. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0820-4.
Williams, Mike; Farnie (1992). Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester. Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 0-948789-89-1.

External links

Media related to Textile mills in the City of Salford at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Brown, Mark (23 December 2019). "Overlooked LS Lowry painting re-emerges after 70 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[2] The Times, September 26, 1959

[3] A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland 1500–1830, 2002, p. 401

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v t e Lancashire cotton
Architects	David Bellhouse Bradshaw Gass & Hope F.W. Dixon & Son Edward Potts Stott Stott and Sons Sidney Stott (later Sir Philip)
Engine makers	Daniel Adamson Ashton Frost Ashworth & Parker Bateman & Sherratt Boulton & Watt Browett, Lindley & Co Buckley & Taylor Carels Frères Clayton, Goodfellow & Co Earnshaw & Holt Fairbairn W & J Galloway & Sons Benjamin Goodfellow B. Hick and Sons / Hick, Hargreaves & Co John Musgrave & Sons J & W McNaught Petrie of Rochdale William Roberts & Co of Nelson George Saxon Scott & Hodgson Urmson & Thompson Yates & Thom / Yates of Blackburn Willans & Robinson J & E Wood Woolstenhulmes & Rye
Machinery makers	Brooks & Doxey Butterworth & Dickinson Curtis, Parr & Walton Dobson & Barlow John Hetherington & Sons Joseph Hibbert John Pilling and Sons Harling & Todd Howard & Bullough Geo. Hattersley Asa Lees Mather & Platt Parr, Curtis & Madely British Northrop Loom Co Pemberton & Co Platt Brothers Taylor, Lang & Co Textile Machinery Makers Tweedales & Smalley T. Wildman & Sons
Mill owners	Elkanah Armitage Henry Ashworth Hugh Birley Hugh Hornby Birley Joseph Brotherton James Burton Peter Drinkwater Nathaniel Eckersley John Fielden William Gray Hannah Greg Samuel Greg Richard Howarth William Houldsworth John Kennedy George Augustus Lee Charles Macintosh Hugh Mason Samuel Oldknow Robert Peel John Rylands Thomas Whitehead and Brothers
Limited companies	Oldham Limiteds Fine Spinners and Doublers Lancashire Cotton Corporation Bagley & Wright Combined Egyptian Mills Courtaulds James Burton & Sons Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust
Industrial processes	Textile manufacturing Cotton-spinning machinery DREF friction spinning Magnetic ring spinning Open-end spinning Ring spinning Spinning frame Spinning jenny Spinning mule Carding Steaming Water frame Roberts Loom Lancashire Loom Northrop Loom Air-jet loom Rapier loom Dandy loom Lancashire boiler
Associations	Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine) Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union Amalgamated Weavers' Association Cardroom Amalgamation General Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association General Union of Loom Overlookers Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society North East Lancashire Amalgamated Weavers' Association Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation The Textile Institute United Textile Factory Workers' Association
Employment practices	More looms Kissing the shuttle Mule spinners' cancer Piece-rate list
Lists of mills	LCC mills Bolton Bury Cheshire Derbyshire Lancashire Manchester Oldham (borough) Preston Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Wigan Yorkshire
Museums	Bancroft Shed Helmshore Mills Queen Street Mill Weavers' Triangle Quarry Bank Mill, Styal
Pioneers	Richard Arkwright Samuel Crompton Peter Foxcroft James Hargreaves Thomas Highs John Kay (flying shuttle) John Kay (spinning frame) Robert Owen

v t e Buildings and structures in the City of Salford, England
Italics denote building under construction
Highrises (over 100 metres)	Cortland at Colliers Yard (153m) Anaconda Cut (131m) Affinity Living Riverview (110m) Embankment Exchange (107m) Eda (101m)
Highrises (over 50 metres)	X1 Media City Tower 1 (85m) X1 Media City Tower 2 (85m) City Central (80m) Salford Shopping Centre (75m) Peel House (55m)
Notable lowrises	Boothstown Mines Rescue Station Centenary Building Forest Bank Islington Mill Kersal Cell Lowry Hotel Ordsall Hall Peel Building Port Salford Salford Civic Centre Salford Lads' Club Salford Museum and Art Gallery Salford Royal Hospital Salford Town Hall Threlfalls Brewery Wardley Hall Working Class Movement Library Worsley Court House Worsley Old Hall
Places of worship	Salford Cathedral Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation St Augustine's St Clement's St James' St Luke's St Mark's St Mary the Virgin, Eccles St Mary the Virgin, Ellenbrook St Paul's St Philip's St Thomas'
Transportation	Anchorage Broadway Clifton City Airport Eccles Interchange Eccles Exchange Quay Harbour City Irlam Ladywell Langworthy Moorside MediaCity UK Patricroft Salford Central Salford Crescent Salford Quays Swinton Walkden Weaste
Shopping centres	Salford Shopping Centre Swinton Square The Lowry
Sports and entertainment	British Wrestling Academy Broughton Cricket Club Ground Cleavley Athletics Track The Cliff Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club Moor Lane Salford Community Stadium Victoria Theatre
Memorials	Mark Addy Joseph Brotherton Charles Hallé Clifton Hall Colliery Disaster Oliver Heywood
Bridges	Albert Bridge Barton Road Swing Bridge Barton Swing Aqueduct Blackfriars Bridge Cadishead Viaduct Clifton Aqueduct Clifton Viaduct Irwell Railway bridge Media City Footbridge Palatine Bridge Salford Quays Bridge Trinity Bridge Victoria Bridge
Lists	Castles Churches Grade I listed Grade II* listed Mills Monuments Schools Tallest
Listed buildings in	Eccles Irlam Salford Swinton and Pendlebury Worsley