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Tulketh Mill is an Edwardian former cotton-spinning mill in Balcarres Road, Tulketh,
An earlier Talketh Mill stood in Water Lane, Preston, until it was destroyed by fire in June 1883."Preston-Then and Now: 1843-1893. The Changes of Half a Century. No. V." ''The Preston Chronicle'', 1 April 1893, p. 2.
Tulketh Mill is an Edwardian former cotton-spinning mill in Balcarres Road, Tulketh, Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
, Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England. It was designed by Fred Dixon of Oldham and built for the Tulketh Spinning Company in 1905. It is a grade II listed building. The building currently houses contact centres and offices for Capita, Dixons Carphone
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and Hinduja Global Solutions
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.
Talketh Mill, Water Lane
An earlier Talketh Mill stood in Water Lane, Preston, until it was destroyed by fire in June 1883."Preston-Then and Now: 1843-1893. The Changes of Half a Century. No. V." ''The Preston Chronicle'', 1 April 1893, p. 2.
See also
*List of mills in Preston
Preston in Lancashire, England has been associated with cotton since John Horrocks built his first spinning mill, the Yellow factory, in 1791. This was powered by a Bateman & Sherratt engine. Preston mills tended to have their own reservo ...
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* * Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire Buildings and structures in Preston Industrial buildings in England Buildings and structures completed in 1905 Fred Dixon buildings Tulketh 1905 establishments in England {{Lancashire-struct-stub