Me and @host popped in here a while back as we knew demo was imminent, As it has sat on one of the main roads into Manchester for a Centuary and we pass it all the time we knew it wasn't going to be anything special, however it's a long time landmark and a mill after all - so we made the effort, to be truthful there was very little of the original mill left on show and it had long been used as offices and some light manufacturing but it was still nice to see it before it was gone - It's now rubble.
Originally a 5 storey victorian cotton mill, the Daisy Mill on Stockport road and its tall chimney with the name Pownall's painted on it, dominated this area of Longsight. Its hooter marked the "lunch 'owr" for local residents. The mill suffered a fire in 1928 but the damage was repaired and it continued to operate until 1939. During WW2 the mill was used by the War Office as an Army Pay Corps Depot. After the war the building once again returned to commerce in the garment industry. Many local women were employed as machinists. Parts of the building are still used by small businesses and some council services. Below you can see the mill, indicated by a red arrow, in an aerial image dated 1953.
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Originally a 5 storey victorian cotton mill, the Daisy Mill on Stockport road and its tall chimney with the name Pownall's painted on it, dominated this area of Longsight. Its hooter marked the "lunch 'owr" for local residents. The mill suffered a fire in 1928 but the damage was repaired and it continued to operate until 1939. During WW2 the mill was used by the War Office as an Army Pay Corps Depot. After the war the building once again returned to commerce in the garment industry. Many local women were employed as machinists. Parts of the building are still used by small businesses and some council services. Below you can see the mill, indicated by a red arrow, in an aerial image dated 1953.
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