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of S[[axon Mill, Droylsden]].
of [[Saxon Mill, Droylsden]].


1929 Acquired by the [[Lancashire Cotton Corporation]].
1929 Acquired by the [[Lancashire Cotton Corporation]].

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of Saxon Mill, Droylsden.

1929 Acquired by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.

1964 Mill engine photographed by Rex Wailes, who recorded that it was a 1500 HP cross-compound engine by Daniel Adamson and Co in 1907. Cylinders 27" and 56" bore, 5 ft stroke, Corliss valves, 36-rope flywheel, 24 ft diameter, 65.5 rpm. Photo here.[1]. Photo of mill here.

1967 Mill closed.[2]

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  1. ↑ [1] Peter Ellis website: Arthur Roberts' photograph collection
  2. ↑ The Times, July 7, 1967
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