Royal Mill
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Royal Mill, which is located on the corner of Redhill Street and Henry Street, Ancoats, in Manchester, England, is an early-20th-century cotton mill, one of the last of "an internationally important group of cotton-spinning mills"[1] sited in East Manchester. Royal Mill was constructed in 1912 on part of the site of the earlier McConnel & Kennedy mills, established in 1798.[1] It was originally called New Old Mill and was renamed following a royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1942. A plaque commemorates the occasion. The Ancoats mills collectively comprise "the best and most-complete surviving examples of early large-scale factories concentrated in one area".[1]
Location in Greater Manchester | |
Cotton | |
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Alternative names | New Old Mill |
Spinning (ring mill) | |
Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque |
Structural system | Reinforced concrete floors, transverse steel beams on cast iron columns |
Location | Ancoats, Manchester, England |
Owner | Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association Ltd |
Coordinates | 53.4831°N 2.2278°W / 53.4831; -2.2278 |
Construction | |
Built | 1910 |
Completed | 1912 |
Floor count | 5 planned 6 built |
Design team | |
Architect | H.S.Porter of Accrington |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Royal Mill |
Designated | 11 November 1988 |
Reference no. | 1247474 |
References | |
Miller & Wild 2007, p. 55 |