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Glamorgan Place, OLDHAM, OL9 7ST

Grade II listed

An old mill which is not very unloved. About to be pulled down to make way for housing.

Listed Grade II (really). Demolition appears to be imminent. The urban explorers have been all over it and the vandals have trashed it. Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham) Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and 1924. Closed 1959 and used by Littlewoods as a mail order warehouse until 1992. Architect was F W Dixon, there were 120,000 spindles and power was provided by a very impressive 1500 hp Urmson & Thompson engine. Update - the mill is now demolished and the chimney was explosively demolished on 01/10/2023.

The photographer's viewpoint is a best guess. I think the buildings in the left foreground are no more. The big former cotton spinning mill is also no more as it was demolished in 2020.

A former large cotton spinning mill that had reached a very dangerous stage of dereliction before demolition commenced in February 2020. The houses in the foreground were all boarded up and I believe these have now all been cleared away. There is new development in the area and the mill is to be replaced with houses. The photographer's position is approximate due to the changes in the 12 years since this was taken.

Seen from the end of Milne Street by a closed off entrance to the overgrown area by the mill. The mill is a former cotton spinning mill that was already derelict in 2008 and finally demolished in 2020 although it had been Grade II Listed. I am sorry to see Lancashire's textile heritage being steadily demolished.

On the left is Chadderton Mill of 1881 while in the distance is the large Hartford Mill that is a former cotton spinning mill that was derelict when this was taken and was demolished in 2020.

This derelict cotton spinning mill was Listed Grade II but was finally demolished in 2020 after deteriorating into a dangerous state. On the extreme left is the edge of Chadderton Mill of 1881, another former cotton spinning mill that is still standing at the time of posting.

Formerly Listed Grade II (really). Demolition occurred during 2020. The urban explorers had been all over it and the vandals had trashed it. There had also been arson attack and one death on the site. Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham) Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and 1924. Closed 1959 and used by Littlewoods as a mail order warehouse until 1992. Architect was F W Dixon, there were 120,000 spindles and power was provided by a very impressive 1500 horsepower Urmson & Thompson engine that was housed in the projecting engine house on the left.

The engine house, seen from Ridings Way. The interior is decorated with superb Art Nouveau ceramic tiles.