2016
SJ6699 : Butts Mill, Leigh
taken 8 years ago, near to Leigh, Wigan, England
Butts Mill, Leigh
Built 1907 with a nominal capital of £100k. Mule spinning with 150,000 spindles on mules by Dobson & Barlow. Engine was a Carels of Ghent and of adequate size for a double mill. the floors are reinforced concrete rather than earlier brick jack arches.
Reference is Roger Holden (1998) - Stott and Sons, Architects of the Lancashire Cotton Mill.
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