Tean Hall Mills - Cross Mill
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Image: © John M Taken: 10 Apr 2010
John and Nathaniel Phillips bought the Old Hall House and surrounding land in 1747. A linen tape weaving mill was built bringing together the outworkers from the cottage industry. Further buildings were erected in the 1770s with the impressive Cross Mill built in 1823 to house steam powered Jacquard looms. The building has an iron frame. The Phillips business survived until the 1970s and the mill closed in the 1980s. The buildings have been converted with a mix of private apartments and social housing. The tight site creates problems with parking and a general lack of space for soft landscaping.