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This mill is a former cotton spinning mill that was built in 1915 to a design by architect PS Stott. The spindleage in 1915 was 114,456. The building closest with the tall arch headed windows was the engine house. This housed a 1700 horsepower George Saxon steam engine. This was an inverted vertical triple expansion engine with cylinders 25", 38" & 60" x 4' stroke. The flywheel was 22' diameter and drove the mill by 40 cotton ropes. The mill closed in 1955 and is now used as a mail order warehouse. The big green tank is probably for fire fighting water.