Adelphi Mill in Bollington was constructed in 1856 by brothers George and Martin Swindells, expanding on their father's existing cotton mill business, Clarence Mill. Initially spun cotton, the mill later transitioned to silk and then man-made fibers. It closed in 1975, and now houses a variety of businesses, accessible from Grimshaw Lane.

Catherine

June 28, 2025

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‘I got the shock of my life when I went in the Adelphi for the first time - you worked stripped - you just wore trousers and bare feet. The temperature was roughly a hundred degrees. Then, during the war, they started issuing us with rope-soled sandals. You couldn't wear shoes because the floor was just like an oil slick - oiling all those spindles’.

Excerpt taken from a Bridgend Heritage Trail 8 Leaflet

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3. Macclesfield Canal at Poynton – Clarence Mill loop from Middlewood

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Location: Bollington, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Kerridge Hill Trig Point – White Nancy loop from Bollington

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