Harper Mill

Location :  Ashton-under-Lyne

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Street Address :  Mossley Road

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Postcode : OL6 6QE

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Longitude :  53°29'20.18"N

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Latitude :  02° 5'6.83"W

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Year Built :  1855; rebuilt 1871 & 2005

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

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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.

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