Maple Mill, Oldham
Hathershaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | |
Further ownership |
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Current owners | Vance Miller |
Coordinates | 53°31′35″N 2°06′26″W / 53.526325°N 2.1071023°W |
Construction | |
Built | Maple No.1: 1904 Maple No.2: 1915 |
Renovated |
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Demolished | Maple No.2: 2009 (Fire) Maple No.1: 2016 (Fire) |
Design team | |
Architect | P.S.Stott |
Power | |
Date | 1904[1] |
Engine maker | Maple No.1: George Saxon & Co Maple No.2: Urmson & Thompson[2] |
Engine type | Maple No.1: vertical triple expansion engine *18 ½" HGP, *29" IP, * 47"LP |
Valve Gear | Maple No.1: Corliss |
Cylinder diameter and throw | Maple No.1: 48 in |
rpm | Maple No.1: 75 |
Installed horse power (ihp) | Maple No.1: 1000 Maple No.2: 1800 |
Flywheel diameter | Maple No.1: 22 ft |
Transmission type | rope |
Boiler configuration | |
Pressure | Maple No.1: 185 |
Equipment | |
Manufacturer | Platts |
References | |
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The Maple Mill was a
Architecture
Maple Mill was a double mill. Maple No.2 was designed by
Power
Maple No. 1 was powered by a 1000 hp vertical triple-expansion engine built by George Saxon & Co, of Openshaw. It had a 48-inch stroke, and its high-pressure cylinder was 18+1⁄2 inches in diameter. The intermediate-pressure was 29 inches, and the low-pressure was 47 inches. It was pressured to 185 psi, and ran a 22 ft flywheel at 75 rpm. There were Corliss valves on all cylinders. The air pump was driven from LP crosshead.[1] Maple No.2 was powered by an 1800 hp engine from Urmson & Thompson.[2]
Equipment
Both mills ran mules supplied by Platts.[2] Maple I had 114,456 Spindles and Maple 2 had 55,888 Spindles.[4]
History
It was designed as a double mill by P.S.Stott, in 1904. The first mill was built then and the second mill in 1915. It worked as a
It was taken over by Fine Spinners and Doublers in the 1950s.
Maple Mill was sold to
Vance Miller ownership
It was bought by Vance Miller and used to manufacture and market fitted kitchens and furniture.
In 2006 the
On 21 February 2007, under the General Product Safety Regulations Act 2005, Trading Standards Officers in Oldham ordered Vance Miller, again trading from Maple Mill, to immediately withdraw four types of minibikes from sale. The products failed national safety provisions.[7]
Fires
On 21 April 2009, a fire started near the diesel generator of the kitchen factory (Maple No.2) and ignited the contents of propane cylinders and pallets.[8] Sixty firefighters used ten fire engines and "a number of specialist appliances, including two aerial appliances, to contain the fire."[8] Fire Service spokesman Paul Duggan said: "The fire is thought to have started in a diesel generator then spread to some wooden pallets and propane cylinders nearby, some of which exploded as a result. There were people inside at the time but there were no reported injuries or any reports of anyone missing." Local townspeople near the area had been left without water or very little[9] The building is burnt out. The fire was the largest incident attended by Greater Manchester Fire Service for several years. At the height of the fire, a total of 34 fire appliances from across Manchester attended including three aerial appliances, Hose Layers and High Volume Pumping Units. The Fire Service were in continuous attendance for two weeks.
On 30 September 2016 a fire devastated the first floor of Maple No.1 mill.[10]
On the morning of 15 December 2016 another fire started at the Maple No.1.[11] The fire started on the top floor of the mill.[12] Around 70 firefighters attended, with nearby properties evacuated.[11] The building was declared to be structurally unstable as a result of the fire,[13] during which large parts of the building collapsed, and work to demolish unsafe portions of the mill began on 16 December,[14] expected to take three days.[12] Although the mill was vacant, some people may have been sleeping inside it.[11][15] People living in caravans had been seen at the site since September 2016,[15][14] with Vance Miller saying that the fire would not have started if travellers had been evicted from the site.[12] Fire crews left the mill on 24 December, nine days after the fire started; most of the mill was demolished, with only a tower remaining.[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b Roberts, A S (1921). Arthur Robert's Engine List. One guy from Barlick-Book Transcription. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
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- ^ "Historic mill blaze probe begins", BBC News, 22 April 2009
- ^ Oehlke, Andreas, "Die Chemnitzer Aktienspinnnerei als Beispiel für eine Double Mill", Cotton Mills for the Continent (in German)
- ^ Freeze, Karen (2007), "Innovation in Communist Europe" (PDF), Business and Economic History On-Line, University of Washington: Ellison Centre
- ^ "Four held after kitchen firm raid", BBC News, 29 November 2006
- ^ Vance Miller ordered to withdraw mini motos, oldham.gov.uk, 21 February 2007, archived from the original on 28 September 2007, retrieved 27 July 2007
- ^ a b Andrew Penman, "Huge blaze destroys factory of kitchen conman Vance Miller", Daily Mirror, MGN, retrieved 23 April 2009
- ^ Britton, Paul (21 April 2009), Blaze Wrecks Kitchen Trader's Mill, Manchester Evening News, retrieved 21 April 2009
- ^ Abbit, Beth (30 September 2016). "Pictures show inside of Oldham mill badly damaged in fire". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "People could have been sleeping in Oldham mill destroyed by huge fire". Manchester Evening News. 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Demolition begins at fire-hit Oldham mill". BBC News. 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Oldham Maple Mill fire: Building 'still dangerous'". BBC News. 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b "50 firefighters remain at scene of Maple Mill fire as demolition work set to begin". Manchester Evening News. 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b "People could have been sleeping in huge mill gutted by fire". Manchester Evening News. 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Fire crews leave Maple Mill in Oldham - nine days after huge blaze". Manchester Evening News. 24 December 2016.