Beehive Mill

{{short description|Cotton mill in Manchester, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox mill building

| name = Beehive Mill

| image = Ancoats- Beehive 4469.JPG

| caption = The 1820, and 1824 blocks of Beehive Mill

| textile_type = Cotton

| building_type = Room and power spinning mill

| architectural_style = Fireproof

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| location = Ancoats, Manchester, England

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| map_type = Greater Manchester

| map_caption = Location in Greater Manchester

| coordinates = {{coord|53.485|-2.226|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| serving_canal = Rochdale Canal

| current_tenant = Beehive Lofts

| current_owner = Urban Splash

| start_date = 1820, 1824, 1847

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| renovation_date = 2018

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| floor_count = 5

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| main_contractor = Quay Contract Management Ltd.

| architect = Maurice Shapiro

| references = {{cite book|last= LCC|title= The mills and organisation of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited|publisher=Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited|location=Blackfriars House, Manchester|year=1951 }}

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| designation1 = Grade II* Listed Building

| designation1_offname = Beehive Mill

| designation1_date = 11 November 1988

| designation1_number = {{NHLE|num=1291735|short=y|postscript=none}}

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Beehive Mill is a Grade II* listed former cotton mill in the district of Ancoats in Manchester, England.{{NHLE |desc=Beehive Mill, Manchester |num=1291735 |access-date=27 May 2008}} It is located on a site surrounded by Radium Street, Jersey Street, Bengal Street and Naval Street.

The building was constructed in three phases, the first two being in the early 1820s with the third phase being added in 1847. The second phase, built in 1824 and used as warehousing, is an important example of early fireproof construction. The roof of the 1824 warehouse belonging to Beehive Mill is the only known surviving example in Manchester of an advanced form of mill roof using cast and wrought iron, and which was prefabricated.Williams with Farnie (2003), p. 64–65. The third phase was five storeys tall and built along Bengal Street; this block was damaged by fire and partially rebuilt in 1861.Williams with Farnie (2003), p. 151–153. The estimated value of the damage caused was £25,000.{{cite book |title=The Annals of Manchester |author=Axon, William Edward Armytage |page=282 |publisher=John Heywood |year=1885 |url=https://archive.org/stream/annalsmancheste00axongoog#page/n306/mode/2up }}

The adjacent Bengal Street block was destroyed by fire in July 2005. The fire threatened to destroy the rest of the complex, which housed Sankeys nightclub and offices. In an effort to extinguish the fire, water was pumped from the nearby Rochdale Canal.{{cite web |title=60 firefighters fight mill blaze |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4677817.stm |work=BBC News |date=13 July 2005 |access-date=4 January 2008}}{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Ian |author2=Wild, Chris |title=A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats |publisher=Oxford Archaeology North |location=Lancaster |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-904220-46-9 |pages=161}} This site is now developed as residential.

In 2002, the upper floor of the building was used as a filming location in the film 24 Hour Party People, taking on the role of the Factory Records offices.{{cite web |title=British Film Locations: 24 Hour Party People (2002) |url=http://www.british-film-locations.com/scene-a/24-Hour-Party-People-2002}}

In 2017, Beehive Mill was sold to Urban Splash. It has been redeveloped as office and a luxury coworking space.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/splash-looks-to-shapero-for-mill-redesign/ |title=Splash looks to Shapero for mill redesign |author= |date=30 May 2017 |website=placenorthwest.co.uk |publisher=Place North West |access-date=1 March 2024}}