Pownall's Daisy Mill

Originally a cotton mill, the Daisy Mill on Stockport road and its tall chimney with the name Pownall's painted on it, dominated my part of Longsight. Its hooter marked the "lunch 'owr" for local residents. The mill suffered a fire in 1928 but the damage was repaired and it continued to operate until 1939. During WWII the mill was used by the War Office as an Army Pay Corps Depot. After the war the building once again returned to commerce in the garment industry. Many local women were employed as machinists. Parts of the building are still used by small businesses and some council services.  Below you can see the mill, indicated by a red arrow, in an aerial image dated 1953.