Pear New Mill

Pear New Mill Bredbury

Location within Greater Manchester
Spindles	137,312 mule After 1950: 33,636 ring
Location	Bredbury,
Coordinates	53°24′50″N 2°08′20″W / 53.4139°N 2.139°W / 53.4139; -2.139Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 2°08′20″W / 53.4139°N 2.139°W / 53.4139; -2.139
Construction
Built	1912
Decommissioned	1978
Demolished	Standing.
Mule Frames	137,312 mule After 1950: 33,636 ring

Pear New Mill is a former Edwardian cotton spinning mill on the northern bank of the River Goyt in Bredbury, , Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Pear Mill was one of the last cotton spinning mills to be built in England, commencing production in July 1913. The architects were A.H. Stott & Sons but due to difficulties in financing, it was completed by P.S. Stott. The building is typical of their work, with concrete floors and meticulous detailing. It was designed as a double mill, but the second mill was never built.

The power was provided by a Manhattan type steam engine by George Saxon & Co. Transmission was by rope drives. The mill had 137,312 mule spindles which remained until the 1950s when they were replaced by 33,636 ring spindles, the mill being electrified at the same time. It ceased operation as a textile mill in March 1978.

The mill was built next to the River Goyt just outside the then .

The Pear Spinning Company, Lower Bredbury, was registered in 1907, with the intention of erecting a large double mill. It was one of the Stockport Limiteds mills, modelled on the Oldham Limiteds. It had a share capital of ₤100,000 in ₤5 shares. Work commenced in 1908, but the boom for cotton ended and it was difficult to raise capital. With ₤55,000 spent, the shell of the mill had been completed when the company was put into liquidation in January 1912. In April a new company was floated to finish the mill. This was the Pear New Mill Limited – it had a capital of ₤90,000 in ₤3 shares. Production started in July 1913 and the mill was fully equipped for spinning medium and fine counts by November. Immediately production was interrupted by the 1914–1918 war. The two years between 1918 and 1920 were years of an exceptional boom, and the 1912 company was refloated with a capital of ₤250,000. This was the Pear New Mill (1919) Ltd company. The war had taken its toll on the Lancashire cotton industry and former markets such as India, China and Japan had built up their own spinning capacity. The price of cotton pieces fell to 38% of their 1913 value – and though Pear New Mill did survive – it lost its independence and became part of Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd.