Building Name

Pearl Mill. Netherhey Street, Oldham.

Date
1890
Street
Netherhey Street
District/Town
Oldham
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Pearl Mill Co Ltd
Work
New build
Status
Ceased production 1935 Demolished 1937

Built by the Pearl Mill Co Ltd. Ceased production in 1935 and demolished in 1937. When built this mill contained 136,892 spindles and was thus the largest cotton mill in the world at the time.

 

Reference    Gurr & Hunt : The Cotton Mills of Oldham,1985.