Harper Mill

Location : Ashton-under-Lyne

Street Address : Mossley Road

Postcode : OL6 6QE

Longitude : 53°29'20.18"N

Latitude : 02° 5'6.83"W

Year Built : 1855; rebuilt 1871 & 2005

Built in 1855 for the Lees Brothers. Mostly destroyed in 1871 by a fire, it was then rebuilt as a larger mill.

It was then used by the Harper Twist Company until the 1920;s, when it was used by M. Pickles and Sons for spinning cotton fibres.

The building then suffered another fire in 1999, and was subsequently repaired and rebuilt as apartmentsin 2005.