Mellor Mill in Stockport, England

Mellor Mill in Stockport, England

When it was built between 1790 and 1793 by industrialist Samuel Oldknow, Mellor Mill was the largest spinning mill ever constructed, and it was also quite an imposing structure by the standards of the early Industrial Revolution. Located a rural area south of Manchester, the textile mill was six stories high and had an original length of 210 feet, later extended to 400 feet. It was initially water-powered, and it contained a single massive wheel…