Tuesday 21 June 2011

Crest Mill To Be Sold?

Crest Mill was founded in 1906 and reconstituted in 1919 and is one of the largest spinning mills in Lancashire. It contains 72,504 ring spindles and on full production employs 450 operatives. The mill closed in April 1941 under the war-time concentration scheme.

Rochdale Observer 25th June 1947

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