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'''Notes:''' Built and run by Rutland Mill Ltd. It was driven by a 1700hp cross compound engine by George Saxon of Manchester,built in 1908, but altered in 1913.It had a 26ft flywheel with 35 ropes operating at 67 rpm then 68rpm. In 1950, in LCC ownwership it had both 96,000 ring and 20,000 mule spindles. By 1964, it was in the [[Courtaulds|Courtaulds Group]]. In the late 1980s, as Courtaulds moved operations to other parts of the world, the mill was bought by [[Littlewoods]].<ref>Hunt & Stott (1988). ''Looking back at Crompton'', Oldham Leisure Services. ISBN 0-902809-17-2</ref> Under the Littlewoods name it was run as warehousing for a short time before it was demolished and replaced by a new automated storage warehouse. {{coord|53.5808|-2.0876|display=inline|region:GB|format=dms}}<!-- 27 ½" HP, 58"LP X 5ft stroke. 160psi, 67 rpm. 26ft flywheel, 35 ropes. Corliss valves on both cylinders. Air pump driven from LP tail rod which has support guides. HP has no support guide. Altered in 1913, 2" larger HP and 5" larger LP. Raised to 68rpm.-->
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'''Notes:'''It was driven by a 1500hp vertical three cylinder compound engine by George Saxon, Openshaw, which was altered in 1921. It had a 22ft flywheel mounted at end of shaft driving 28 ropes which operated at 78 rpm. <!--28"HP (centre), 33"IP and 51"LP X 4ft stroke. 170psi, 78rpm. 22ft flywheel mounted at end of shaft driving 28 ropes. Corliss valves on all cylinders. Air pumps driven from LP and IP crossheads. Built as a triple expansion in 1907 at 1200hp. New 51"LP cylinder, old 21"HP removed and IP used for HP.--> Courtaulds used the mill for synthetics. Destroyed by fire in the 1971.{{coord|53.4834|-2.0868|display=inline|region:GB|format=dms}} <ref name="Ashton"/>
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| '''Textile''' ||Potts, Pickup & Dixon ||Cobden St, Chadderton|| 1882 ||1986 ||
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'''Notes:''' In 1915, 98436 spindle, used by Platt as a show mill. Closed in 1927. Remained empty till after the war when LCC bought it for storage of- Baled Waste for export, part of it burned out in 1950. Courtaulds sold it in 1961. The use for cotton waste continued. In 1996 it was reduced to 2 storeys.{{coord|53.5431|-2.1404|display=inline|region:GB|format=dms}}
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