English: Lilac Mill Shaw The former cotton mill in the centre of the picture is Lilac Mill built in 1918.
It ceased all cotton production in 1989 when it was converted for warehousing and distribution of catalogue items by a company which was then known as J.D. Williams Ltd.
In the early 2000s, operation of the mill transferred to Fulfillment Logistics, a division of J.D. Williams, who built the huge 53 metre highbay automated warehouse to the left of the old Lilac Mill in the picture.
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