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Bee Hive Mills, Great Lever. The Bee Hive Spinning Company Ltd. built this, the No.1 Mill, in 1895 and the No.2 Mill, next door, in 1902. After a disastrous fire both have now been demolished and replaced by housing.

This is Bee Hive Mills, Great Lever. The Bee Hive Spinning Company Ltd. built the No.1 Mill (left of the tower) in 1895 and the No.2 Mill (right) in 1902. After a disastrous fire both have been demolished.

Owned by the Bee Hive Spinning Co Ltd of Great Lever, Bolton, the No.2 Mill was built as an expansion of the business in 1902. The mills closed for cotton spinning in 1967 and subsequently became used for mail order warehousing and distribution. The adjacent No.1 mill was burned down in an arson atack in August 2019 and although both mills were listed Grade II they were rapidly demolished to make way for a housing development.

Owned by the Bee Hive Spinning Co Ltd of Great Lever, Bolton, the No.2 Mill was built as an expansion of the business in 1902. The mills closed for cotton spinning in 1967 and subsequently became used for mail order warehousing and distribution. The adjacent No.1 mill was burned down in an arson atack in August 2019 and although both mills were listed Grade II they were rapidly demolished to make way for a housing development.

Built for the Bee Hive Spinning Co Ltd which was constituted in 1895. The No.1 Mill was built in 1895 and the No.2 Mill followed in 1902. In 1925 the complex boasted 262,000 mule spindles. The mills closed for cotton spinning in 1967 and subsequently became used for mail order warehousing and distribution. The No.1 mill was burned down in an arson atack in August 2019 and although both mills were listed Grade II they were rapidly demolished to make way for a housing development

Built for the Bee Hive Spinning Co Ltd which was constituted in 1895. The No.1 Mill, seen here, was built in 1895 and the No.2 Mill followed in 1902. In 1925 the complex boasted 262,000 mule spindles. The mills closed for cotton spinning in 1967 and subsequently became used for mail order warehousing and distribution. The No.1 mill was burned down in an arson attack in August 2019 and although both mills were listed Grade II they were rapidly demolished to make way for a housing development.