Broadstone Mill, Reddish

The Broadstone Spinning Co., Ltd., Reddish, was incorporated in 1903, with the intention of erecting a large double mill. No. 1 mill covered 7,658 square yards, and No. 2 mill 8,457 square yards. Each mill was six storeys tall, 270 ft long by 143 ft. Work commenced on No. 1 mill at the end of 1906, and No. 2 mill a year later. The mills contained 260,000 mule spindles, and cost £480,000 when fully equipped. They were entitled to draw water for the condensers directly from the canal at no cost. In 1919 the mills were sold to the Broadstone Mills Limited. The decline of cotton spinning was accompanied by high farce. In November 1958, the company sold a number of spinning mules as scrap for…

This was a large six-storey double mill with 260,000 spindles. It was built by Stott and Sons, and its features were described as Byzantine in style. Each mill was 12 bays wide and nine bays deep, the rope race forming a 13th bay. The basic bay dimensions were 22 ft by 15 ft, thus, the internal dimensions at the second floor were 266 ft by 137 ft. The rope race is 12 ft wide internally. At ground floor level a single storey card shed extends the width of the mill; this is five bays, 68 ft deep. The floors were designed for the machines they accommodated. The basement was designed for the waste place, conditioning cellar, warehouse & packing, cotton room, mixing room, and dust cellar; it was…