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of Atherton
Founded by James A. Fletcher.
1906: Mill designed by Potts, Son and Hennings, of Bolton and Manchester. Five storeys, 120,000 spindles, intended to produce yam from Egyptian cotton. Sufficient land has been taken for two mills with an unbroken front to the railway. Machinery by Platt Brothers and Co. Triple expansion engine by J. and E. Wood.[1]
1929 Merged into Combined Egyptian Mills.[2]
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