2013

SJ8397 : Charles Macintosh's Factory

taken 10 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

Charles Macintosh's Factory
Charles Macintosh's Factory
The most well-known of the Chorlton Mills was Charles Macintosh's Mill on the west side of Cambridge Street.

The first mill was built in 1814 and had six storeys and two basements with 20 loading bays along Cambridge Street. It was owned by Hugh Birley, infamous for his involvement at the Peterloo Massacre LinkExternal link . In the 1860s the mill was sold to Charles Macintosh & Company who produced rubberised waterproofs. The word macintosh or ‘mac’ later became a generic term for waterproof overcoats. Soon after World War One the factory was taken over by the Dunlop Company.

The original factory on Cambridge Street was demolished but the second and third phases of the factory located along Hulme Street still exist. The octagonal chimney was built in 1851 but actually belonged to the Chorlton Mill across Cambridge Street from the Dunlop factory and connected by an underground flue.

During the mid-nineteenth century, this area, then known as “Little Ireland”, was one of Manchester’s worst slums; today, like many of Manchester’s old industrial buildings, these fireproof mill buildings have been converted into apartment blocks (LinkExternal link Manchester History Net).

The building is Grade II –listed (English heritage ID:388200 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).

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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 October, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 29 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8386 9732 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.3417N 2:14.6773W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8386 9741
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