 Regent Mill in 1950, showing the now demolished chimney | |
  Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Spinning (ring mill) | |
| Location | Failsworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Serving canal | Rochdale Canal |
| Owner | The Regent Mill Company Limited (RMCL) |
| Further ownership |
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| Current owners | Saltons of Chicago |
| Coordinates | 53°30′31″N 2°09′37″W / 53.5087°N 2.1604°W |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1906 |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 345 by 130 feet (105 by 40 m) |
| Design team | |
| Architect | George Stott |
| Power | |
| Date | 1906 |
| Engine maker | Buckley & Taylor |
| Decommissioned | 1957 |
| Engine type | Inverted marine vertical triple |
| Valve Gear | Corliss |
| rpm | 64 |
| Installed horse power (ihp) | 1800 |
| Flywheel diameter | 26 |
| Transmission type | Rope |
| No. of ropes | 26 |
| Boiler configuration | |
| Boilers | Twin Lancashire, coal fired |
| Equipment | |
| Manufacturer | Platts of Oldham |
| Ring Frames path | 60000 spindles in 1915 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Regent Mill, Failsworth is a Grade II listed former cotton spinning mill in Failsworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was built by the Regent Mill Co Ltd. in 1905, and purchased by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1930.[1] It was taken over by the Courtaulds Group in 1964. On ceasing textile production it was occupied by Pifco Ltd, and then by Salton Europe Ltd who now occupy this site. It was driven by an 1800 hp twin tandem compound engine by Buckley & Taylor. It became a ring mill with 60,000 spindles in 1915, all provided by Platt Brothers.[2]