Ramsbottom Paper Mill, also known as Trinity and Holcombe Paper Mill was owned by James Broadbent Ingham who was born in 1815 in Bradford.

 

There is some slight variation over the original build date of the mill, one source providing a date of 1859, another source references 1865 and one final source gives a construction year of around 1857. We can certainly assume that the building has been there at least the past 150 years.

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Paper production was a large industry in the 19th and 20th century across Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Traditionally, the paper was made using rags and cloth, which there was a good supply of around the area due to the textile industry boom in and around Manchester. 

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