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Cawdor Street, BOLTON, BL4 7JA

A mill from the latter half of the 19th century (it was certainly working by 1884 when a storeroom was burnt out). The corner of the building in the foreground is the base of the chimney, with the former boiler house to its left. Down Thynne Street, the first section of the building with the pair of rounded windows was the engine house, with the mill itself beyond. It's not clear whether any parts of the mill were ever taller than the current two storeys.

Now providing access for multiple small businesses. In the background is Cobden Mill. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3104770

Nearest on the left is Denmark Mill, a typical smaller mill of the mid-19th century, which contrasts with the typical large mill (Bolton Textile Mill No.2) of around 1900. On the right is Cawdor Mill. Smaller mills generally survived by concentrating on specialised markets.

6-storey spinning mill, probably dating from around 1905, built as an extension to the original Bolton Textile Mill which has now been demolished. This rope pulley just inside one of the entrances is a reminder of the mill's former power system using cotton ropes driven by a large mill engine that has long since been scrapped. Although the pulley survives, at least one of the top brass bearing halves can be seen to have been removed for weighing in. Some kind person invited us in on a Sunday to show us the former engine house that is now a loading bay with a lift in the former rope race.

Like many former textile mills, this now houses a diversity of businesses. The former workers' entrance forms an unassuming front door!

6-storey spinning mill, probably dating from around 1905, built as an extension to the original Bolton Textile Mill which has now been demolished. The projecting mill engine house is not seen in this view but powered the mill by cotton ropes. The rope race now contains a goods lift and the engine house is a loading bay.

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6-storey spinning mill, probably dating from around 1905, built as an extension to the original Bolton Textile Mill which has now been demolished. The projecting mill engine house is not seen in this view but powered the mill by cotton ropes. The rope race now contains a goods lift and the engine house is a loading bay.

6-storey spinning mill, probably dating from around 1905, built as an extension to the original Bolton Textile Mill which has now been demolished. The projecting mill engine house is not seen in this view but powered the mill by cotton ropes. The rope race now contains a goods lift and the engine house is a loading bay.

The mill raises its 7 storeys above the typical workers' terraces.