Chorley, Nightingale and Harris

of Manchester

1808 Advert: 'COTTON MILL. SALE BY AUCTION, By Mr Goodier, On Tuesday the 1st day of March next, at the Bridgewater Arms, in Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, at six o clock in the afternoon, subject to such conditions as will be then be produced, ALL that large Building now used as a Cotton Mill or Factory, situate and being in Commerce [later Commercial] Street, near Knot Mill, in Manchester aforesaid, and adjoining the River Medlock, and late in the possession of the late firm of Messrs Chorley, Nightingale, and Harris; together with the engine house and convenient outbuildings thereto belonging, with the full and free use and enjoyment the said River Medlock. And all that Messuage or Dwelling-house adjoining to the said Factory ; and also a large Plot of vacant adjoining the said Factory and Dwelling-house, which, with the site thereof, contains 1580 square yards, and is subject only to a small chief rent of 4d per yard. The above Factory is five stories in height, 63 feet in length, and 27 feet nine inches in breadth within the walls.
The premises may be viewed on application to Mr Jacob Goodier, at his office, 28, Edge-street ; and further particularsmay be had by applying to Samuel Edge, Solicitor, Brown-street, Manchester.
Worthy the Attention of Spinners, Colliers, Millers and others.
Valuable Machinery, Steam Engine, Water Wheel, Mill Geer and large Copper Boiler, &c.
SALE BY AUCTION, By Mr Goodier, On Wednesday the 2d. day of March, 1808, at the Cotton Factory belonging to the late firm of Messrs Chorley, Nightingale and Co. situate near Knot Mill, Manchester,
COMPRISING 4 mules 216 spindles each, 16 1/2 inch rollers .... one cotton press, large stove with rods and flakes, sundry straps, lamps, gallowses, brass, iron, &c.
Also one steam engine 18 horses power, with pump to ditto; one copper engine, boiler, several iron shafts, and one water wheel in good repair, 15 feet diameter, 6 1/2 feet wide inside buckets. The steam engine, mill gear, boiler and water wheel will be sold at twelve o'clock. Catalogues and particulars may be had at the Auctioneer's, 23, Edge-street. Sale begin ten o'clock.'

This may have been the mill shown on Green's 1787/1794 map, located at the south end of Commerce Street, with the River Medlock on its western side. The building appears as a warehouse on the 1849 O.S. map. The presence of the waterwheel obviously implies that there was a weir nearby.

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