Building record 2887/13 - Dane Mill

<1> Calladine A & Fricker J, 1993, East Cheshire Textile Mills, p. 59, 65, 85, 96, 101, 162 (Book). SCH1093.

Listed in the gazetteer of East Cheshire Textile Mills. The mill is situated within a meander of the river Dane; a leat would have carried water to a wheel located centrally within the mill. Thomas Slate erected a ‘Rotative Beam Crank’ steam engine at the site in 1801. Samuel Pearson acquired the mill in 1836 (1).

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1881-2, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 6 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2474.

Mill shown at this NGR on 6" 1st ed. OS maps

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Mill shown at this NGR on 25" 1st ed. OS maps

<4> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, p.37-8 (Book). SCH3181.

The mill is brick built, 24 bays long with a four bay central pediment on the south eastern frontage and a square brick chimney. A weir is located to the east. Occupied by Henry Barton, Silk Throwster, and James Pearson & Co., ribbon manufacturers, in 1874. Also Pearson’s in 1896. Sheds to the rear used for silk spinning (4).