Hartford Mill

Hartford Mill
General information
Coordinates 53°32′14″N 2°08′08″W / 53.537354°N 2.135546°W / 53.537354; -2.135546Coordinates: 53°32′14″N 2°08′08″W / 53.537354°N 2.135546°W / 53.537354; -2.135546

Hartford Mill is a Grade II-listed building located on Block Lane, in Oldham, UK.[1]

History

It constructed as a cotton-spinning mill in 1907. It was designed by Frederick Whittaker Dixon for the Hartford Mill (Oldham) Company Ltd. It was extended in 1920 and 1924. It was Grade II-listed on 8 March 1993.[1] In 1991, Littlewoods vacated the building, and it has been unoccupied since then. It was significantly damaged by a fire in 2014, and a teenager died after falling through the roof of the building in 2015. It was proposed for demolition in 2018.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 England, Historic. "HARTFORD MILL, Oldham - 1210026| Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Prettejohn, Claudia (30 August 2018). "Dilapidated mill set to be demolished after becoming target for vandals and fly-tipping". men. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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