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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. 3 ft stroke, 106 rpm. Flywheel was 16 ft dia.
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