[1] Cedar mill was built on Alderley Street, Hurst, to the north of Ashton.

The directors were Messrs Barlow, Marland, Coop, Newton, Pollitt and Pownall; they were later referred to as the Ashton syndicate.

The cotton industry peaked in 1912 when it produced 8 billion yards of cloth.

The great war of 1914–1918 halted the supply of raw cotton, and the British government encouraged its colonies to build mills to spin and weave cotton.

The Bank of England set up the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1929 to attempt to rationalise and save the industry.

The chimney was round and displayed the two rings that were a trademark of a Sydney Stott mill.

[6] Cedar Mill was used for spinning 50s counts of twists from Egyptian cotton, for the hosiery and manufacturing market.