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Regent Mill, alongside the Rochdale Canal in Failsworth.

This spinning mill was built in 1906 to the design of G Stott and housed 60,000 ring spindles driven by a Buckley and Taylor inverted vertical triple expansion engine of 1800 horsepower. The cylinders had Corliss valves and were 24", 39" & 63" bores x 4' 6" stroke. It ran at 75 revolutions per minute and drove by 36 ropes from the 26' diameter flywheel. The mill ceased production in 1966 but remains in good condition and in alternative commercial use. This view shows the massive engine house with its boarded up windows. This has nice decorative features without being overly ostentatious. Beyond is the stair tower with its hotel de ville type top. The boiler house (for four Lancashire boilers) and the chimney have both gone.

The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1376628 Regent Mill was built in 1906 by George Stott. The mill represents the ongoing use and development of brick arch floor construction by various branches of the Stott architectural dynasty, at a time when rural practices were experimenting with concrete floor construction. The mill was powered by an 1800 horse power vertical steam engine manufactured by Buckley and Taylor. It is a near-complete example of an early C20 ring spinning mill, designed by one of the most prominent specialist mill architects of the day. Despite alterations, the distinctive architectural quality of the building is undiminished, and the mill remains a notable element of Oldham's industrial landscape from the time when the town was the world's most prolific mill community. Built for the Regent Mill Co Ltd.it was purchased by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1930. It was taken over by the Courtaulds Group in 1964. On ceasing textile production it was occupied by Pifco Ltd, and then by Salton Europe Ltd who now occupy this site. The company manufactures and markets home appliances under the Remington, Black & Decker, George Foreman, and Russell Hobbs brand names.

This spinning mill was built in 1906 to the design of G Stott and housed 60,000 ring spindles driven by a Buckley and Taylor inverted vertical triple expansion engine of 1800 horsepower. The cylinders had Corliss valves and were 24", 39" & 63" bores x 4' 6" stroke. It ran at 75 revolutions per minute and drove by 36 ropes from the 26' diameter flywheel. The mill ceased production in 1966 but remains in good condition and in alternative commercial use.

This spinning mill was built in 1906 to the design of G Stott and housed 60,000 ring spindles driven by a Buckley and Taylor inverted vertical triple expansion engine of 1800 horsepower. The cylinders had Corliss valves and were 24", 39" & 63" bores x 4' 6" stroke. It ran at 75 revolutions per minute and drove by 36 ropes from the 26' diameter flywheel. The mill ceased production in 1966 but remains in good condition and in alternative commercial use. This view is through the gates and shows the stair tower with its hotel de ville type top. To the right is the windowless section that shows the position of the rope race that housed the pulleys driving the mill. The projecting engine house is out of sight to the right. The edge of the single storey office building is just visible on the left.

This spinning mill was built in 1906 to the design of G Stott and housed 60,000 ring spindles driven by a Buckley and Taylor inverted vertical triple expansion engine of 1800 horsepower. The cylinders had Corliss valves and were 24", 39" & 63" bores x 4' 6" stroke. It ran at 75 revolutions per minute and drove by 36 ropes from the 26' diameter flywheel. The mill ceased production in 1966 but remains in good condition and in alternative commercial use. This view shows the projecting engine house to the right. The windowless section of wall is where the rope race pulleys would have been to drive each floor by lineshafting.

This spinning mill was built in 1906 to the design of G Stott and housed 60,000 ring spindles driven by a Buckley and Taylor inverted vertical triple expansion engine of 1800 horsepower. The cylinders had Corliss valves and were 24", 39" & 63" bores x 4' 6" stroke. It ran at 75 revolutions per minute and drove by 36 ropes from the 26' diameter flywheel. The mill ceased production in 1966 but remains in good condition and in alternative commercial use.