tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post1506459152436992296..comments2024-03-23T16:10:12.319+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Inside Gee Cross MillTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-93833356690680512011-03-28T17:22:36.313+01:002011-03-28T17:22:36.313+01:00I used to play in this mill... even climbing right...I used to play in this mill... even climbing right to the top of the tower about the large water tank in contained... I have played football on the roof as well... scares me to bits thinking of that now.<br /><br />I knew this as a working mill, and have memories of standing on the 'Green Bridge' watching what was going on in the yard... and seeing the lights reflecting into the canal of a night. <br /><br />Once it shut it became a theme park for me and my mates... I just wish I had the sense then to have realised these mills were soon be be lost for ever..Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-89743631870109822022011-03-28T10:58:50.602+01:002011-03-28T10:58:50.602+01:00I was looking at the local books in the Tourist In...I was looking at the local books in the Tourist Information shop in the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays recently and there's a book there called 'Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester' (I think). I had a quick flick through it, and whilst I didn't see any of Hyde's old mills depicted it's certainly an interesting book for anyone interested in the history of cotton mills in the local area, with many exterior and interior photographs and descriptions of the processes involved.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.com