Tulketh Mill
Coordinates: 53°46′19″N 2°43′26″W / 53.772°N 2.724°W
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Tulketh Mill (1905) in 2008. The chimney was originally taller.
Tulketh Mill is an Edwardian former cotton-spinning mill in Balcarres Road, Tulketh, Preston, Lancashire, England. It was designed by Fred Dixon of Oldham and built for the Tulketh Spinning Company in 1905.[1] It is a grade II listed building.[2][3] The building currently houses contact centres and offices for Capita, Dixons Carphone and Hinduja Global Solutions.[4][5][6]
Talketh Mill, Water Lane[]
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Tulketh Mill in Water Lane (destroyed 1883) (centre) on an 1893 Ordnance Survey map described as "disused".
An earlier Talketh Mill stood in Water Lane, Preston, until it was destroyed by fire in June 1883.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Engineering Timelines - Tulketh Mill". engineering-timelines.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "TULKETH MILL, Preston - 1207235". Historic England. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "CHIMNEY TO TULKETH MILL, APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF MILL, Preston - 1279845". Historic England. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Last days of famous Preston mill". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Contact centre locations". capita.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "HGS creates 300 jobs in Preston". lancashirebusinessview.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Preston-Then and Now: 1843-1893. The Changes of Half a Century. No. V." The Preston Chronicle, 1 April 1893, p. 2.
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- "Tulketh Mill past and present". ashtononribble.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Tulketh Mill, Preston - Glazzard Architects". glazzards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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- Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire
- Buildings and structures in Preston
- Industrial buildings in England
- Buildings and structures completed in 1905
- Fred Dixon buildings
- Tulketh
- Preston, Lancashire
- 1905 establishments in England
- Lancashire building and structure stubs