Kearsley Mill

A near complete example of Edwardian mill architecture, the building now functions as headquarters for a number of businesses and is still used in the continued manufacturing and distribution of textiles by Richard Haworth Ltd Est (1876), part of the Ruia Group.

The Mill had 24 bays for mule spinning machines, large paned windows were installed for light and the mill was innovatively designed and constructed using fireproof materials; floors made from reinforced concrete, supported with interior cast-iron columns and rolled steel beams".

[5] The cotton industry boomed and prospered between 1895 and 1910 due, in part, to legislative changes which enabled companies to amalgamate in order to promote continued growth.

With construction complete in March 1906, the mill's flag was flying by April and with equipment and machinery supplied by The Electric Co of London and Messrs Hetherington's of Manchester, by September production was underway.

[7] Many spinning companies and cotton mills were forced out of business, particularly as the later war of 1914 continued to impact Britain's staple industries as demand for exports dropped.

[8] Circumstances put the Lancashire cotton textile industry into reverse and Kearsley Spinning Company closed down in 1912.

When Kearsley Spinning Co closed down in 1965, the mill was bought by Ruia Holdings, who trade under the name of Richard Howarth Ltd, a title acquired from Vantona Textiles.

Single storey block to west, with tall, round-arched window, formerly engine house and range of offices.

Kearsley Mill viewed from the south