Ruined chimney at the Coal Bank cotton-spinning mill in Carr Woods about 1980.

The Coal Bank cotton-spinning mill complex beside the Naden brook, in Carr Woods, near Norden, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, which is also known as Fester Clough at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SD 85592 14167  came into use in the 1800s, but, then later it became a bleach works - one of many in this area - such as for example the Deeply Vale Mills. The Coal Bank mill finally closed down in the early part of the 20th century.The photo (above) shows the old brick chimney belonging to the works, which was, sadly, pulled down in 2006.

This colour photo shows the cobbled and flagged walkway over the Naden brook at the site of Coal Bank mill in Carr Woods (Wolstenholme Fold), near Norden. The photo is from the 1980s when the place was being tidied up. Some of the ruins still quite visible at either side of the path and brook.

A rough map drawn by myself, from memory, in the late 1970s of Carr Woods showing where the Coal Bank mill was located and the ruined chimney etc. I have put the ruined buildings on to show the probable likely location, again from memory. [Map not to scale]

Map showing the general area of Carr Woods with the site of the Coal Bank mill/works roughly in the centre just to the left of the old mill chimney where the Naden brooks flows merrily along in the direction of Norden.