Fireproof cotton spinning mill (Clarence Mill), Bollington, Cheshire

Built on a site alongside the Macclesfield Canal, Clarence Mill was the first in Bollington to be built for steam power and the first to be built away from the river. The first mill, built in 1834-1837 by Joseph Brooke and Martin Swindells (I) was followed by an extension further along the canal side in 1841. In 1857, the brothers Martin (II) and George Swindells extended Clarence Mill yet again (the existing lower range furthest from Clarence Road). In 1877 the first phase was demolished and the present mill, up to the staircase, was built in its place to the designs of A H Stott and Son. This was five floors in height and extended away from the canal to more than twice its original size, making Clarence Mill much the biggest in Bollington. It was the last cotton mill to be built in East Cheshire.

COTTON MILLS - Parties desirous of TENDERING for the whole or any part of the WORKS (including cast and rolled ironwork) required in the ERECTION of a FIREPROOF COTTON MILL at Bollington, in the county of Chester, for Messrs Brooke, Swindells, and Company, may inspect the plans and specification at 4 Corporation Street, Manchester, and obtain bills of quantities at the above address; and at King-Street, Oldham, on and after May 10. on payment of three guineas, to be returned on receipt of tender, which must be delivered in Manchester on or before May 22. A H STOTT and SON, Engineering Architects. [Manchester Guardian, 9 May 1876 page 1]

Reference        The Architect 13 May 1876 page 318 - contracts
Reference        Manchester Guardian, 9 May 1876 page 1 – contracts
Reference        Roger Holden: Stott and Sons Index of Buildings No