Manchester Mill
The Mill was built 1788-90 by Daniel Stafford the original construction consisted of a cotton mill, weir, watercourse, bridge over the river and houses, part of the original building still survives despite major redevelopment during the 1860’s. It was powered by a combination of water and steam right up to the 1940’s 
when they were replaced with more cost effective modern equivalents.
By the late 1800’s the mill was able to both spin and weave cotton and predominately produced cotton toweling some of which can still be seen on the abandoned looms.
Unfortunately in 2000 the old weaving shed was the unfortunate victim of an arson attack, the fire completely gutted the whole interior of the building leaving only the outside walls, and originally the local council and English Heritage were hoping to structurally secure the outside walls so restoration would be possible. Unfortunately after a lot of advice it was realized that this would be impossible so the outside walls were demolished in early 2002. 
The structural differences of the mill and how it grew can be clearly seen; the older buildings have wooden floors and ceilings where as the newer building 
have flagstone floors and brick ceilings, this was a development to reduce the amount of mills being burnt down as cotton dust is highly flammable.
The Mill itself is a wonderful location to visit it truly is like looking back on an aspect of the past which you normally only get to see within museums, most of the machinery is still in place and even the tools to repair the many machines are still in the cupboards.
The future of the mill is still uncertain the local council would prefer the location to be used in a way which preserves its history possibly as some kind of museum or learning centre rather 
than turning the building into luxury flats, many meetings have taken place regarding the mill although the only agreement reached so far is the as much of the mills as is possible is to be kept to allow future generations to see the history of the area.