Bee Hive Mills, Bolton
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Bee Hive Mills, Bolton
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Dec 2010
This picture is dominated by No. 2 Mill that was built in 1902 and is hiding No. 1 Mill of 1895. The only part of No. 1 that can be seen is the projecting engine house beyond No. 2's truncated chimney that has had a metal stack inserted up it. The mill was built for cotton spinning but was latterly used as a distribution centre. By September 2019 No. 2 had been partly demolished with No. 1 to follow. The site was to be used for a new housing development.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.561331
Longitude
-2.413769