Grade II
Western No.1 Mill (also known as Eckersley's Mills)
Swan Meadow Road (off), Wigan
Description
Integrated cotton mill, comprising spinning block with integral engine house, and associated boiler houses, chimney, reeling and winding rooms, weaving shed and warehouse; now partly warehouses and workshops and partly unoccupied. It is dated 1884 on the parapet above the entrance bay. The spinning block is built in red brick with a plinth of blue engineering brick and sandstone dressings.
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A great article by Martin Holden
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Courtesy of Ron Hunt and wiganworld, lots of images of the Mills, the workers, and memories - Link
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More images from an illegal visit - Link
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