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Little Mill

A Grade II Listed Building in Ancoats and Clayton, Manchester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4845 / 53°29'4"N

Longitude: -2.2261 / 2°13'33"W

OS Eastings: 385095

OS Northings: 398667

OS Grid: SJ850986

Mapcode National: GBR DNF.NW

Mapcode Global: WHB9G.SP52

Plus Code: 9C5VFQMF+RH

Entry Name: Little Mill

Listing Date: 6 June 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1282961

English Heritage Legacy ID: 388212

ID on this website: 101282961

Location: Ancoats, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4

County: Manchester

Electoral Ward/Division: Ancoats and Clayton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Manchester

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Manchester Church of the Apostles

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

Tagged with: Cotton mill

Description


MANCHESTER

SJ8498 JERSEY STREET, Ancoats 698-1/17/868 Little Mill

GV II

Cotton spinning mill. Part of Murray's Mills (with Old Mill, Decker Mill, New Mill, Doubling Mill and Fireproof Mill, qv); now disused. Built to use mains electricity as its principal power source in 1908, rebuilding an earlier mill on the site of c1820. Brick, with internal construction of cast iron, steel and concrete. 5 storeys, 10x4 bays, with entrance, stair and privy tower advanced at NW angle, and tower housing electric motors projecting towards the NE. Wide segmentally arched windows (3 per bay in longitudinal axis) with simplified detailing, including cornice over 4th storey, and panelled angle pilasters to tower with swept segmental parapet running between them. Included as a significant part of Murray's Mills, important as an example of large-scale operation. Little Mill is also the earliest mill in Greater Manchester to be built to use mains electricty. (Williams M: Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester: London: 1992-: 134 & 162).

Listing NGR: SJ8509598667

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