All seven mills used by the Musgrave Spinning Company, the largest Spinning unit in the world

Atlas Mill No3 photo maybe taken from Lowndes St looking down Back Shipton St. Morrisons now stands where the Mill once stood. 5 engines that where in the Mill were moved to another Atlas Mill further down the site

Timeline

1864 Mill No1 built

1865 Mill No5 built

1866 Mill No8 (Shipton Mill) built

1867 Mill No2 built

1870 Mill No3 built

1880 Mill No4 (Marsh Fold) built

1884 John Musgrave and Sons (Mills 1-5

1887 Mills No6 and No7 Built

1900 Musgrave Spinning Co Ltd (Mills1-7)

1925 Mill No8 Occupied by Wolfenden and Son Ltd

1930 Mill No8 Engineering Works

1950 31st Jan
THE difficulties which Lancashire is facing were stressed by the Mayor of Bolton (Ald T. Glaister) when speaking at the opening of a textile exhibition in the Atlas Mill canteen of the Musgrave Spinning Co. today. With first-hand knowledge, for he is himself in the finishing section of the industry, he issued a warning that there is a possibility of a slump. He reported that about two months ago he was doing 200,000 yards of cloth for the West African market. Today he was not doing a yard, due to Japanese competition. He said the Japanese were cutting the trade in Manchester by 20 per cent in price.

1960 No8 Closes

1964 No6 Closes

1965 Nos1,3,7 Close Only a small part of the once massive mill complex remains.