Majestic Mill, Waterhead
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Majestic Mill, Waterhead
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 13 Feb 2010
Built for the Majestic Mill Co Ltd in 1903. Architect F W Dixon. Spindleage 90,768 in 1915. The engine was a 1600 horsepower example by J & W McNaught and must have been a horizontal layout. Was a spinning mill until 1982 but is now in multiple occupancy. Information from Gurr & Hunt - The Cotton Mills of Oldham. The white scar is the position of the demolished engine house.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.547913
Longitude
-2.073159