Bee Hive Mills, Great Lever, Bolton

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.