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Regent Mill, Failsworth is a Grade II listed former cotton spinning mill in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. It was built by the Regent Mill Co Ltd. in 1905, and purchased by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1930. Courtaulds Group took over in 1964. On ceasing textile production it was occupied by Pifco Ltd, and now by domestic appliance supplier Salton Europe Ltd. The enginehouse in the foreground contained an 1800 hp twin tandem compound engine by Buckley & Taylor. It became a ring mill with 60,000 spindles in 1915, all provided by Platt Brothers.