Springside 1910 - This view overlooking Springside provides a splendid record of the mills, which once dominated this part of the valley. In the foreground, lying between the river and the Rochdale canal is Nanholme Mill, which was used primarily for…
Rear view of Mons Mill in 1936 showing the office building, now occupied by the Ukrainian Club. It is said that Mons Mill was built to only half of its intended size. The only clue to this grand plan is in the south gable, shown here, which was left…
Joshua Smith's winding room - A view of the winding room at Joshua Smith's Frostholme Mill, in Cornholme, 1913. The firm of Joshua Smith's ran the mill from 1882 until well into the 1950s, at one time employing over 700 people in the production of…