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Erected c1848 as Hague Street Mill and re-named in 1887 as a patriotic gesture. Spinning mill with 12,500 spindles in 1923 (a small one) and a 400 horsepower engine built in 1902 by Wood Bros of Sowerby Bridge. Ceased to operate in 1959 and now occupied by an engineering firm.

Erected c1848 as Hague Street Mill and re-named in 1887 as a patriotic gesture. Spinning mill with 12,500 spindles in 1923 (a small one) and a 400 horsepower engine built in 1902 by Wood Bros of Sowerby Bridge. Ceased to operate in 1959 and now occupied by an engineering firm.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with tall windows and rope drive to the mill.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architrect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architrect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill. Orme Mill and Majestic Mill are seen beyond.

Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham. Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel. The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.

The mill above the house roof tops is Cairo Mill the home of Ferranti Technologies http://www.ferranti-technologies.co.uk/ a major employer of the area that makes products of the highest quality for the demanding aerospace, defence and rail transport markets.