Monument record 2887/14 - Slater's Dane Mill

The mill was constructed prior to 1775 and has now been demolished. The building was four storeys high, 84’ long and 27’ wide. The mill room was 11’ high (3.3m); this is a high ceiling for a C18th mill and is not a requirement of the machinery. The first Engine room was 7’2" high, the second 7’4". The uppermost/doublers room was 8’ high. Buildings adjoining the mill were used as two weaving rooms, suggesting the integration of weaving on site by 1811. The mill was located near to Congleton Bridge and was powered initially by a water wheel, with additional power later supplied by a steam engine.

<1> Calladine A & Fricker J, 1993, East Cheshire Textile Mills, p. 27-8, 30-3, 39, 59, 162 (Book). SCH1093.