"AVRO" (Brownsfield Mill)
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"AVRO" (Brownsfield Mill)
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 Jan 2020
The large brick building behind Brownsfield Lock (lock#83 on the Rochdale Canal) is Brownsfield mill which was a cotton spinning mill built in 1825. As well as producing textiles, this former cotton mill later became one of the earliest aircraft factories in the world, A V Roe building aircraft on the lower floor between 1910 and 1913; something which has been commemorated with a blue plaque on the wall (Image]). https://web.archive.org/web/20180715122245/http://www.verdon-roe.co.uk/avro-saro-factory-sites (AVRO official website (archived)) The mill is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1207994 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1207994 ). It is currently (January 2020) being converted for residential use by developers Urban Splash and is branded as "AVRO" (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/brownsfield-mill-ancoats-avro-apartments-14467852 Manchester Evening News March 2018). http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour11/area11page28.html - Manchester History Net
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Image Location
Latitude
53.4821
Longitude
-2.229308