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Harper Mill
Location:
Ashton-under-Lyne
Address:
Mossley Road
Post Code:
OL6 6QE
Longitude:
2° 5' 8.556'' W
Latitude:
53° 29' 20.508'' N
Year Built:
1855 rebuilt 1871 & 2005
Built by:
Lees Brothers
Architects:
unknown
Notes:
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 apartments in 2005.
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