Macintosh's Mill
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Macintosh's Mill by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Macintosh's Mill
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Mar 2008
This is catching the sun nicely. The retention of the chimney is marvellous. Chimneys are a major part of the character of a mill but they require lifelong maintenance and serve to attract lightning. It is amazing how Manchester's textile heritage is getting converted to accommodation. On the other hand, most of Oldham's mills are converted in to accommodation via the interposition of the bulldozer and wrecking ball.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.472182
Longitude
-2.244621