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Carnforth Road, STOCKPORT, SK4 5LF

The line of the Stockport Branch Canal has been partially filled in by housing but much is accessible along footpaths.

The B569 passing the entrance to Broadstone Mill.

I assume that these cottages, on Broadstone Road, were originally built to house the workers at Broadstone Mill, which looms behind them. Broadstone Mill, on Broadstone Road in Reddish was a double cotton spinning mill on the northern bank of the Stockport Branch Canal. The mills were started in 1903 and completed in 1907. They closed in 1957, and the southern mill and engine houses were demolished in 1965. The northern block is now part of the Houldsworth Village development. It is used as a centre for small businesses, and a shopping outlet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadstone_Mill,_Reddish - History of Broadstone Mill on Wikipedia http://www.houldsworthvillage.co.uk/content/houldsworth-village/history/broadstone-mill - Houldsworth Village History

Sign for the Grey Horse Image

A Holt's pub on Broadstone Road. Image

The Grey Horse public house in Reddish.

The Grade II* listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067171 Mill dates from 1865. It was designed by Abraham Stott for William Houldsworth. At the time it was the largest cotton-spinning mill in the world, covering 64 acres and employing 454 workers. In 1898, it amalgamated with the Fine Cotton Spinners Association. Cotton production at Houldsworth Mill ceased in the 1950s. The mill was sold to the mail-order catalogue company, John Myers, and was used principally as a warehouse. Mail-order trading ceased in the 1970s, and the mill sold. and divided into separate business units. Since 1998, Houldsworth Mill has undergone substantial renovation and restoration financed by local business organisations, the local town council and by grants from English Heritage, and similar organisations, such as the Prince's Trust. The extension to the rear of the mill accommodates several businesses, and the second floor contains a Craft Village. The north end of the mill comprises a modern business centre and a large conference centre. More information on its history can be found at https://www.houldsworthmill.co.uk/history/

The building was a typical double ended cotton spinning mill. The southern end; engine houses and two very tall chimneys were demolished in the 1960s. The remaining structure includes a shopping outlet; offices; and an art-gallery. Peering over the trees in the background is the chimney of the Houldsworth Mill (1865).

The Grey Horse, on Broadstone Road at Reddish.