Portland Mill
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Portland Mill by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Portland Mill
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 15 Dec 2017
The building that survives today was built in 1850 as an extension to the original 1824 cotton mill. Production ceased in 1903 and the original mill has since been demolished. http://ashton-under-lyne.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/portland-mill.html It is now occupied a number of businesses including the Olympic Sports Gym http://www.olympicsportsgym.co.uk/ Tameside Store 'n' Go http://www.tamesidestorengoselfstorage.co.uk/ Boutique Goddess https://www.boutiquegoddess.co.uk/ Sitsiam Camp (Home of Thai martial arts) http://sitsiam-camp.com/ and the Top Cricket Indoor Netting Facility http://top-cricket-indoor-netting-facility.business.site/ Note: Photograph is for record purposes only. The photographer has no personal connection with any of the businesses mentioned.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.485961
Longitude
-2.10289