Fieldhouse Mills, Rochdale ? 9
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Fieldhouse Mills, Rochdale ? 9
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 8 Apr 2022
We were informed by the very helpful security man on site that this had been a stable block. There would have been stables on the ground floor and a hayloft over, hence the need for the goods hoist at the far end. It's a reminder of the extent to which a large manufacturing site like this required the use of horses before the advent of the internal combustion engine, even just to move material around the site, let alone transporting raw materials and finished goods. OS mapping indicates that it was built some time between 1907 and 1939, doubtless at the earlier end of the time range.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.628188
Longitude
-2.15616