The Big Mill
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| The Big Mill | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1935734.jpg) The Big Mill in Leek, Staffordshire, in 2010 | |
 Interactive map of the The Big Mill area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Leek, Staffordshire, Great Britain |
| Completed | 1857 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Sudgen |
Wardle and Davenport's Big Mill was designed by Victorian architect William Sudgen and built in 1857 on Mill Street in Leek. Joseph Broster was the first to use the premises in the next year after its construction. In 1867 Henry Wardle who was into innkeeping and photography, joined forces with George Davenport a silk weaver. This led to the birth of the business entity Wardle and Davenport, which became a trailblazer in the production of artificial silk stockings. The company went public in 1899 and operated for several decades until it went bankrupt in 1970.[1][2]
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