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Cambridge Street, MANCHESTER, M1 5GH

A very important set of mills. Chorlton New Mill is to the right and Macintosh's Mill of 1837 is straight ahead. This was latterly owned by Dunlop and its name is still on the frontage. These mills are all being converted into accommodation and are interspersed with a variety of new buildings that I consider to be of varying merit. Should have done this area 2-3 years earlier, or even better in the 1980s when I was photographing a compressor a mere 100 yards away.

Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street was the most well-known of the Chorlton Mills. The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One, the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company. The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue. During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour7/area7page9.html Manchester History Net). The building is Grade II–listed (Historic England List entry Number: 1282998 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1282998 )

Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street was the most well-known of the Chorlton Mills. The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One, the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company. The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue. During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour7/area7page9.html Manchester History Net). The building is Grade II–listed (Historic England List entry Number: 1282998 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1282998 )

Built 1837 by the man who gave us the "mac" (not the apple-mac). Current logo states "Dunlop Ltd, GRG Division". The outside of the building is festooned with heavy duty cable supports.

An important early mill built in 1837 and now converted to apartments. The company produced rubberised fabrics and was later owned by Dunlop.

The most well-known of the Chorlton Mills was Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street. The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company. The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue. During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour7/area7page9.html Manchester History Net). The building is Grade II –listed (English heritage ID:388200 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-388200-former-cotton-mill-on-east-side-of-junct British Listed Buildings).

The most well-known of the Chorlton Mills was Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street. The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company. The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue. During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour7/area7page9.html Manchester History Net). The building is Grade II –listed (English heritage ID:388200 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-388200-former-cotton-mill-on-east-side-of-junct British Listed Buildings).

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.

Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street was the most well-known of the Chorlton Mills. The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One, the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company. The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue. During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour7/area7page9.html Manchester History Net). The building is Grade II –listed (Historic England List entry Number: 1282998 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1282998 )

Charles Macintosh & Company India Rubber Works.