Tulketh Mill Explained

Tulketh Mill is an Edwardian former cotton-spinning mill in Balcarres Road, Tulketh, Preston, Lancashire, England. It was designed by Fred Dixon of Oldham and built for the Tulketh Spinning Company in 1905.^[1] It is a grade II listed building.^[2] The building currently houses contact centres and offices for Capita, Dixons Carphone and Hinduja Global Solutions.^[3]

Tulketh Mill, Water Lane

An earlier Tulketh Mill stood in Water Lane, Preston, until it was destroyed by fire in June 1883.^[4]

See also

• List of mills in Preston

External links

• Web site: Tulketh Mill past and present. ashtononribble.com. 2018-01-25.
• Web site: Tulketh Mill, Preston. Glazzard Architects. 25 January 2018.

53.772°N -2.724°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tulketh Mill. Engineering Timeline. 25 January 2018.
2. Web site: TULKETH MILL, Preston - 1207235. Historic England. 25 January 2018.
   - Web site: CHIMNEY TO TULKETH MILL, APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF MILL, Preston - 1279845. Historic England. 25 January 2018.
3. Web site: Last days of famous Preston mill. Lancashire Evening Post. 26 January 2018. 11 August 2020.
   - Web site: Contact centre locations. Capita. 11 August 2020.
   - Web site: HGS creates 300 jobs in Preston. Lancashire Business View. 18 September 2015. 11 August 2020.
4. "Preston-Then and Now: 1843-1893. The Changes of Half a Century. No. V." The Preston Chronicle, 1 April 1893, p. 2.