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"Bank Mill was built to the west of Cherry Tree Mill between 1861 and 1865 on the tow path side of the Leeds Liverpool canal by Thomas Alexander Mercer. By 1878, it had 29,444 spinning spindles ...
Imperial Mill formally opened in 1901 as a cotton mill, with work there ending in 1980. It was designed by architect Sydney Stott, and according to the council, cost in the region of £120,000 to ...
Unemployed Operatives The Factories The Popular Sentiment on the American Troubles Distress at Blackburn The Stock of Cotton. Share full article. March 6, 1862.
Work begins to bring iconic 124-year-old Lancashire cotton mill back to life. Story by Amy Fenton • 1mo. W ork has started to bring one of Blackburn's most iconic mills back to its former glory.
THREE weeks ago Bygones looked at the early history of the Cherry Tree and Feniscliffe areas of Blackburn. Today we examine how the canal and railway boosted the development of their textile ...
Plans to demolish unsafe parts of a "magnificent" Edwardian cotton mill which is set to be turned into a hub for jobs and cultural events in Lancashire have been approved. Blackburn with Darwen ...
Unsafe parts of the 1901 Imperial Mill in Blackburn will be taken down as part of regeneration plans. ... Imperial Mill formally opened in 1901 as a cotton mill, with work there ending in 1980.