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Clarence Road, MACCLESFIELD, SK10 5GT

Being on a boat allows a different perspective even compared with the towpath.

On the Macclesfield Canal.

The first mill by Clarence Road dated from between 1834 and 1838. It was extended along the canal to the north-west in 1841, and again to its final length in 1857. In 1877 the original mill was demolished and rebuilt, higher and more than double the width, and forming the current two section configuration. (Source https://happyvalley.org.uk/?page_id=3946 ) It was built, like the other mills in Bollington, to spin cotton. The raw cotton was brought from Liverpool docks up the River Irwell to Manchester then along the Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals. Cotton spinning ceased in 1970. It is now converted for use by many small businesses and enterprises.

According to Roger Kidd - This stone building dates from 1853 and has been extended several times since. It was built, like the other mills in Bollington, to spin cotton. The raw cotton was brought from Liverpool docks up the River Irwell to Manchester then along the Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals.

The first mill by Clarence Road dated from between 1834 and 1838. It was extended along the canal to the north-west in 1841, and again to its final length in 1857. In 1877 the original mill was demolished and rebuilt, higher and more than double the width, and forming two current two section configuration. (Source https://happyvalley.org.uk/?page_id=3946 ) It was built, like the other mills in Bollington, to spin cotton. The raw cotton was brought from Liverpool docks up the River Irwell to Manchester then along the Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals. Cotton spinning ceased in 1970. It is now converted for use by many small businesses and enterprises. At the mill's busiest there were three chimneys, the only remaining one dating from 1914. It became in a dangerous condition by 1977, and as the cost of demolition was too high, the top few feet was broken up and the bricks tipped down the flue! Do any maverick building restorers fancy a job?

Bridge 26A across the Macclesfield Canal is seen here against the imposing architecture of the Clarence Mill. The first mill by Clarence Road dated from between 1834 and 1838. It was extended along the canal to the north-west in 1841, and again to its final length in 1857. In 1877 the original mill was demolished and rebuilt, higher and more than double the width, and forming two current two section configuration. (Source https://happyvalley.org.uk/?page_id=3946 ) It is now converted for use by many small businesses and enterprises. Here is an image taken looking north from the bridge: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2054626

According to Roger Kidd - This stone building dates from 1853 and has been extended several times since. It was built, like the other mills in Bollington, to spin cotton. The raw cotton was brought from Liverpool docks up the River Irwell to Manchester then along the Rochdale, Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals.

Seen from a distance of about seventy metres on the Macclesfield Canal. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/568780

Seen from a distance of about forty metres on the Macclesfield Canal. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/568780

A narrowboat passes this former textile mill, now converted into light industrial units.