Plans to demolish historic Century Mill and build 106 homes at the site
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlans have been submitted to demolish Farnworth’s historic Century Mill to make way for 106 new homes. Westchurch Homes Ltd have lodged proposals to knock down the 72,000 sq ft building and chimney, which has stood in the town for more than a century.
In supporting documents published by Bolton Council this week, the developer said the mill, which stands on a four-acre site on George Street, ‘is in poor condition with broken and boarded up windows, overgrown vegetation and signs of vandalism’. READ MORE:Two Manchester men among three dead in horror A1 crash Built in the early 20th century for ring spinning, the mill was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.
It has since been split into units for non-textiles use with Westchurch saying there is currently an MOT garage and skip hire business based on the site and several small garages in the buildings along the site’s northern border.
In March 2018, the mill was listed for auction at a guide price of £1.5 to £2 million plus fees. At that time the mill, which is not listed, had been sub-divided in to 46 lettable units with the first and second floors vacant.
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