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Report - Thornham No.2 Mill, Royton, Jun 21

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albino-jay

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History

Struggling to find much about the history of this mill, I’ve borrowed all of my books to a mate too so I can’t check them. From what I can find though

The mill was built in 1885 by Thornham Spinning Co. Ltd and was extended in 1960, but the majority of it has been empty since 1962 when the company went into voluntary liquidation. It was powered by a Woolstenhulmes & Rye engine putting out just 500hp.

The mill has been shut for a few years now, and is due to be demolished to make way for yet more eyesore apartment blocks. Obviously.

Explore

I remember reading an article in a local paper about it being set for demo, so I passed the info onto @host who went and checked it out. No way in at the time. Fast forward a couple of months and we’d been out for the day and decided to have a nosey on our way back. I’m glad we did as with a bit of head scratching you can say we found a way in, a grim way in but it was a way in non the less. Re-visited with @little_ boy_explores after a good day out mill hunting.

It’s rather empty as expected with a mill that’s not span cotton for so long but it made for some good photo’s and it’s aways interesting to see another engine house.

Pics

I’ll start with an old photo of it from the 60’s I’ve scumbaggidly (new word) screen shotted from Historic Englands website.

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Fir Mill (Vernon Works) and Lion Mill in the distance with it’s chimney

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Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
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Proper millage, I love that classic build of a mill. The rows of windows, and big spaces. Lovely this. :thumb
 

Meltwink80

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Hi !
I have been trying to research this mill , my dad worked there all of his working life , when iit was the cotton mill and stayed on the when the logistics company took over .. I used to go wirh my dad to work on a Saturday morning .. when it was still a cotton mill such lovely memories … my dad actually passed away whilst at work!.. in 2006 aged only 50. I’m trying to gather information for my daughter about the mill as she’s learning about them in school. If any one has any other pictures? The picture with the desk and chair .. do you know what floor this was one because I’m quite certain this was my dads desk .
 

albino-jay

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Hi !
I have been trying to research this mill , my dad worked there all of his working life , when iit was the cotton mill and stayed on the when the logistics company took over .. I used to go wirh my dad to work on a Saturday morning .. when it was still a cotton mill such lovely memories … my dad actually passed away whilst at work!.. in 2006 aged only 50. I’m trying to gather information for my daughter about the mill as she’s learning about them in school. If any one has any other pictures? The picture with the desk and chair .. do you know what floor this was one because I’m quite certain this was my dads desk .

I’m pretty sure if my memory serves me correctly the office with the desk was on the ground floor at the far end of the mill.


That’s all of the pictures I took.
 

Meltwink80

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Amazing !
Thankyou so much !, that was my dad’s desk in the later stages of his working life , and upstairs his original space in the mill… the green tubs used to be full of a green slime .. my dad said it was to remove oil off your hands .
I Cnt believe I’ve come across these but you’ve made my day .
 

albino-jay

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Amazing !
Thankyou so much !, that was my dad’s desk in the later stages of his working life , and upstairs his original space in the mill… the green tubs used to be full of a green slime .. my dad said it was to remove oil off your hands .
I Cnt believe I’ve come across these but you’ve made my day .

I imagine the green slime will have been Swarfega, it smells great. Can still get it. Pretty common in garages.
 

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