Date:1960 - 1970 (c.)
Description:View of Cheddleton silk mill from the north west. The stone ground floor is part of an older building which was converted into a silk factory in the late 18th or early 19th century, when two additional brick-built storeys were added. By 1838 the factory contained 180 dozen spindles for throwing silk and 7 nearly new looms, all powered ny a 6 horsepower steam engine. By 1855 the factory had ceased operation.
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View of Cheddleton Silk Mill from the north west, with the Caldon canal to the right. The stone ground ...
View of Cheddleton silk mill from the north west. The stone ground floor is part of an older building ...
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Creators: County Archaeology Department - Creator
Donor ref:C/P/65/7/1/9/41/1 (43/13354)
Source: Staffordshire Record Office
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