Thorp Mill, Royton was built by Ralph Taylor at Thorp Clough in 1764. This is reputed to be the first cotton mill in Lancashire to be powered by water...
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Royton Ring Mill was a cotton mill in Royton, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1908 and extended in 1912. It was taken over by the Lancashire...
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weaving in the domestic system. Royton has the distinction of being the first town where a powered cotton mill was built; at Thorp in 1764, and is one of the...
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from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Boundary Park...
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million building is home to maths and social sciences. The Hogan-Steel Mills (HS) building (previously the Drama/Music block (DM) and the PE department...
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and 22 Royton Thorp, Royton (1068072)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2017 Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Royton (1309507)"...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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This list of mills in Royton, lists textile factories that have existed in Royton, Greater Manchester, England. "1891 Cotton Mills in Royton". Grace's Guide...
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School, Chadderton Thornham St James CE Primary School, Thornham Thorp Primary School, Royton Werneth Primary Academy, Werneth Westwood Academy, Oldham Whitegate...
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Chronicle of Crompton (2nd ed.), Royton: Burnage Press, ISBN 5-00-096678-3 Gurr, Duncan; Hunt, Julian (1998), The Cotton Mills of Oldham, Oldham Education...
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Ace Mill is a cotton spinning mill in Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built as Gorse No. 2 Mill, in 1914 and...
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chapel stood on the site to serve the local townships of Oldham, Chadderton, Royton and Crompton. This was later replaced by an Early English Gothic Church...
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[1967], A Chronicle of Crompton (2nd ed.), Royton: Burnage Press Gurr, Duncan; Hunt, Julian (1998), The Cotton Mills of Oldham, Oldham Education & Leisure...
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Heron Mill is a cotton spinning mill in Hollinwood, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was designed by architect P. S. Stott and was constructed in 1905 by...
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awarded during the First World War to Sergeant John Hogan, who was born in Royton, currently displayed in the Civic Centre, was presented to Oldham Council...
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Crompton (2nd ed.). Royton: Burnage Press. ISBN 5-00-096678-3. Dunkerley, Philip (2009). "Dunkerley-Tuson Family Website, The Regent Cotton Mill, Failsworth"...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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of the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester. It rises to the east of Royton and runs west past Chadderton, Middleton and Blackley before merging with...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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Textile Mill, Chadderton was a cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1882 by Potts, Pickup & Dixon...
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Magnet Mill, Chadderton is a cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built by the Magnet Mill Ltd. in 1902, but purchased...
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late-19th century, each of the Platt, Lees and Radcliffe families built a "mill town mansion" overlooking the park's landscape and developed their grounds...
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Manor Mill, Chadderton is an early twentieth century, five storey cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1906...
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Malta Mill, Middleton is a former cotton spinning mill in the Mills Hill area of Chadderton, Greater Manchester. It lies alongside the Rochdale Canal...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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station Mumps (LNWR) railway station Royd Mill Royton Ring Mill, Royton Textile Mill, Chadderton Thorp Mill, Royton Watersheddings Werneth railway station...
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parishes St. Mark, St. Luke, St. Gabriel, Middleton Junction, St. Anne, Royton and St. Matthew; part of the parish was also annexed to the parish of St...
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Kent Mill, Chadderton was a cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1908 for the Kent Mill Co. It was taken over...
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Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution (category Textile mills in England)
enabled cotton mill construction and the move away from home-based production. In 1764, Thorp Mill the first water-powered cotton mill in the world was...
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