Cambridge Mill and Chorlton New Mill
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Cambridge Mill and Chorlton New Mill
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Mar 2008
Chorlton is less well known than Ancoats but contains a very important collection of early cotton mills. Cambridge Mill is also known as (I think) Chorlton Old Mill, originally built 1795 but rebuilt since. Chorlton New Mill, with chimney, has blocks dating from 1814, 1818 and 1845. In the 1860s an entire complex of mills in this area was taken over by Charles Macintosh for the production of rubberised cloth.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.472544
Longitude
-2.243418