Victoria Mill is a former cotton spinning mill on Lower Vickers Street in Miles Platting, an inner-city district of Manchester, England. It was constructed in two phases, in 1869 and 1873, for William Holland & Sons of the Adelphi Mill, Salford, and stands adjacent to the Rochdale Canal and Varley Street. Designed by George Woodhouse of Bolton, it comprised a six-storey double mill with a shared engine house and an octagonal chimney.^[1]

In 1898 the mill was acquired by the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association, and it remained in operation until 1960. The mill stood partially vacant after its closure, until its redevelopment into residential apartments and office spaces in the early 2000s.^[2]

Victoria Mill was designated a Grade II* listed buildingStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. in 1988.^[1]

Architecture

Victoria Mill is built of red brick with yellow brick dressings. It has a U-shaped plan formed by the two large rectangular spinning mills, one on either side of a central engine house. Its design includes repeated rows of large multi-pane windows and cast-iron columns, typical of late 19th-century textile mill construction. The building was designed to maximize light and ventilation, and had a fire-proof internal structure.^[1]