Building record 2608/63 - Victoria Mills

Silk mills, dating from 1823 (north) (1) and 1837 (south). Brick with Welsh slate roof. North mill 4 storeys, 13 window range. mill lane 13 window range interrupted by privy tower, and with angled wing projecting to the right, with square section stack in the internal angle of the wing (2). Wing formed engine house, with circumscribed arc of flywheel on the wall. Had a ground floor to ceiling height of 3.8m, implying that this was one of the first Macclesfield mills to house Jacquard looms. Possibly built by Stephen Wilson, who is credited with introducing the Jacquard loom to Britain (1). 1837 mill: 5 storeys, 14 window range to rear, 7 window range to front, with added tower for lifts projecting to the left. Base of chimney survives against angled wall to south east corner of site (2). Has integral cast iron support columns as part of the primary structure, to support powered weaving (1).

<1> Calladine A & Fricker J, 1993, East Cheshire Textile Mills, /79-86,100-1 (Y) (Book). SCH1093.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 886-1/7/144 (Report). SCH1934.

<3> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Borough of Macclesfield 1994/ 104 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.