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Elder Mill was a cotton spinning mill in Romiley, Stockport, Greater Manchester.
It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.
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Power was supplied by a 600 hp vertical compound engine by Daniel Adamson and Co, installed secondhand. 106 rpm. Flywheel was 16 ft dia. Photographed by George Watkins in 1937. Photo and information here and here [1]
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