Tulketh Mill
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53°46′19″N 2°43′26″W / 53.772°N 2.724°W
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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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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.