Beautiful view over Bollington from Nancy Side showing the town as it was before the developments of the second half of the 20th Century. Notice the green space to the left of St John’s church – the constructions are the remains of the Anderson shelters built for WWII.
Places: Higher Mills
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View over Higher Mill as a brewery
Cotton spinning at the Higher Mills ceased in the 1870’s. When this photo was taken the mill was in use as a brewery. It burnt down in 1931.
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Brewery, Higher Mills
Cotton spinning at Higher Mills had ceased by the 1870s and the mill became a hat works, a manufacturer of wireless valves and a brewery.
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Heaver’s brewery
See “looking back at Bollington” for full details. Mr Oldfield was chief brewer for Heaver Brothers. Premises previously a cotton spinning mill. Later a botling plant, and then burnt down. ended as Shrigley Dyers, and today is Dyers Close.
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Brewery fire Higher Mills
3rd March 1931. Cotton spinning at Higher Mills had ceased by the 1870s. The low part of the mill then became a brewery until approximately 1920, after which it was used only for bottling Ind Coope beer. This activity was never restarted after the fire. See “Bollington in old picture postcards” for full details. Also www.happyvalley.org.uk/breweries .
