Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Droylsden grew as a mill town around the cotton mills established in the mid-19th century, and the Ashton and Peak Forest canals.

Saxon Mill was built on Medlock Street, adjacent to the Hollinwood Branch Canal in 1906.

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

They ran the entire length of the mill, making a fireproof ceiling and floor.

[8] It was driven by a 1500 hp cross compound engine by Daniel Adamson built in 1907.

The air pump was driven from the LP tail rod, which had a single support guide.