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 The Goyt Mill - Whaley Bridge, UK Posted by:  dtrebilc
N 53° 19.818 W 001° 58.951
30U E 567759 N 5909496
This sign tells us the history of what was the largest one room weaving mill in England.
Waymark Code: WMM0H1
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/27/2014
Views: 1
The mill operated from 1865 until 1976, and has now been replaced with a housing estate. The sign stands at the entrance to the estate alongside the original large metal name plate from the building.
The sign shows a picture of the mill with some of the workers in the grounds. There is also an extract of an old map showing the mill's location.
The Goyt Mill
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
COTTON MANUFACTURERS
SPLITS, SHIRTINGS, PRINTERS, CAMRICS ETC
GOYT MILLS, WHALEY BRIDGE
NEAR STOCKPORT
TELEGRAMS GOYT MILLS WHALEY BRIDGE
TELEPHONE No 3
WHALEY BRIDGE ....................19
ESTABLISHED 1865
This sign was originally on the side of the building pictured above and marks the site of the Goyt Mill dating from 1865. Goyt Mill was the largest one room weaving mill in England and employed over 300 people, adults and children, often working day and night. In the 1870s the textile industry which powered Britain's economy at the time employed 28% of the population in Whaley Bridge and the town had much more of a mill town character than it has today. The mill continued to operate until 1976.
Thanks to Joyce Eyre for preserving and donating the Goyt Mills sign to the community
Type of Historic Marker: Metal information sign with old picture and ,map of the site.
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Whaley Bridge Town Council
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