Magnet Mill, Chadderton
Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Spinning (ring mill) | |
| Current status | Closed, 1966 |
| Location | Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Serving canal | Rochdale Canal |
| Owner | Magnet Mill Ltd. |
| Further ownership |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′16″N 2°08′46″W / 53.5378°N 2.1461°W |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Design team | |
| Architect | F.W.Dixon |
| Power | |
| Date | 1902 |
| Engine maker | George Saxon & Co |
| Engine type | twin tandem compound engine |
| Valve Gear | Corliss valves |
| Cylinder diameter and throw | Two 20"HP and two 44"LP 9front) X 5ft stroke. |
| rpm | 64½ |
| Installed horse power (ihp) | 2200hp |
| Flywheel diameter | 27ft |
| Transmission type | rope |
| No. of ropes | 35 |
| Boiler configuration | |
| Pressure | 160psi |
| Equipment | |
| Manufacturer | Howard & Bullough |
| Mule Frames | 60,156 spindles (1915) |
| Ring Frames path | 44,680 spindles (1915) |
| References | |
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 by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1935. It was later taken over by the Courtaulds Group. Ceasing textile production in December 1966, it was demolished soon after. A suburban residential estate now occupies this site. It was driven by a 2200 hp twin tandem compound engine by George Saxon & Co, Openshaw, 1903. It had a 27-foot flywheel with 35 ropes, operating at 64½ rpm.