OneGuyFromBarlick

They were quite unique as wye no1 was built in 1914 and wye no2 in 1925 the mills were only 3 floors high which is unusual for a cotton mill. and the mills were both demolished in 1974. wye was the last mill built in shaw. notice how the chimneys both are as original when they were dropped ie. no ir...

This pic is wye no1.

Does anyone have any information about who did the chimney demolition of the wye no1 and wye no2 mills in Shaw Oldham in 1975 ?.
I know from photo,s on facebook they were done by explosives and it was wye no2 mill chimney that was dropped 1st then wye no1 a few weeks later.