Looking over Walsden sports field to Scar Rocks, c 1910. The small building on the left, called, 'Jerico' once stood on the line of the old canal. Winterbutlee Mill now gordon Rigg's Garden Centre, can be seen on the right. The mill in the middle…
Originally built as a cotton spinning mill in the early 19th Century, the buildings were later converted to a print and dye works. The abundant water supply was the chief reason for the selection of the site, but the chimney which is situated on the…
BIRKS MILL
LOCATION: Hollingworth Lane, Walsden
REF: CD7
GRID REF: 935 219
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Semi-used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid-late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: An early water powered site, a carding and spinning…
BOTTOMS MILL, Walsden
LOCATION: Bottoms
REF: CD6
GRID REF: 934 214
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Fully used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid-late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Quite a small mill site on either side of Rochdale Road. Mill buildings…