(Same photo as above, just slightly enlarged)
You don't see many old postcards or images of Mill Hill. It's a shame really, as lots of Mill Hill has remained the same over the years. Not that the folks around there still travel about on pony & traps or anything, but the properties on the main streets are pretty much unchanged.
This photo dates to 1901
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Colin, like you say, shots of Mill Hill are rare. I think this is the street where there used to be a superb dress shop on the corner? My Grandma worked in one of the cotton mills there before her marriage. Do you have any mill photos?
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This is New Chapel Street.
DeleteThe shop to which you refer may be the one called "Toggery Inn", operating in the 1960's and run by Rhona Reid.
DeleteThe Toggery Inn was my mums shop, she retired in 2003 😊
DeleteI remember "The Toggery Inn" and your mother - she had lovely, reddish hair! Your grandmother, Annie Reid (maiden name Todd?) was a friend of my mother (Sallie Greenwood), and I was friends with your aunt, Norma.
Deletemy best friend worked at toggery inn in the late 60's. denise leaver
DeleteTalking of shops in Mill Hill in the 60's, does anyone remember the chemist on the main street?
DeleteThe chemist was a Mr. Lucas, with Ronnie Margerison his assistant
I must show this to mum and auntie Norma!
DeleteI must show this to mum and auntie Norma!
DeleteI might have a photo or two of mills DMC, but they probably aren't mills in Mill Hill. I'll see what I can dig out.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be a small fair held each summer in the public gardens: swingboats and a merry-go-round, and situated next to what was known as "the old men's cabin". The park-keeper was a Mr. Dowdall.
ReplyDeleteDo you know where Chapel Street was located? Or is another name for New Chapel Street? Also what cotton mills were located nearby?
ReplyDeleteChapel St is in the town centre, near where Byrom Supplies was. Part of Chapel St still remains. It runs parallel with King St. Sorry, I couldn't tell you what mills were nearby. There was probably a few mills in that area, along the Blakewater.
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Colin
New Chapel Street was the main thoroughfare in Mill Hill. This was where the majority of shops were sited. Opposite New Chapel Street are Mill Hill Gardens, backing onto St. Aidan's Primary School. Albion Mill is situated on the canal bank on Albion Street; I believe it has now been converted into a fitness centre. Adjacent is Showley Court, a housing complex.
DeleteThere might be information about mills in Mill Hill in an article by local Mike Sumner. Ref. to Cottontown.org.
DeleteApologies, folks! The housing complex adjacent to Albion Mill is called "Brackendale", not Showley Court. My mistake.
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