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Boilers sleeping in the remains of their building at the Cheadle bleachworks.

Derelict boilers amidst the remains of the Cheadle Bleachworks. The site was cleared for housing soon after I took this photo.

Probably the best surviving features at the Cheadle Bleachworks at the time of this photo were the two boilers. The Lancashire type to the right and the more modern oil or gas fired successor on the left. I strongly suspect that the white insulation that was lying all around was asbestos.

A remarkable survivor alongside the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is this 1884 built steam crane by Thomas Smith & Sons of Rodley (Leeds). It served to lift boxes of coal from canal boats and lower them into the yard of the Mount Sion bleachworks beyond the fence.

Probably the best surviving features at the Cheadle Bleachworks at the time of this photo were the two boilers. The Lancashire type to the right and the more modern oil or gas fired successor on the left. I strongly suspect that the white insulation that was lying all around was asbestos.

As a site for dereliction it was hard to beat the Cheadle Bleachworks. It seemed as if it would go on decaying until it was all dust. Sadly the owners thought otherwise and the site was finally cleared in late 2007.

Another factory gone.