I used to work at Starline Footwear in Rawtenstall during the College holidays.
It's just across from the old fire station.
It was an old mill re-purposed for making ladies' shoes.
Had a great time replacing broken panes of glass with fiberglass, using putty and a putty knife.
I also had a go at installing an industrial radiator pipe, cutting it to size, and threading the ends.
Those were great days, working with some real characters like the guy who operated the chain lift with his ginger hair and handlebar mustache.
You pulled the chain down to go up, up to go down and grabbed the chain to stop the lift, it was great fun.
Then there was Ken who kept the boiler fed with coal. He threw a lamb chop for his collie dog, it bounded over and licked it all over then turned its nose up and walked off. Ken picked the freshly licked chop up off the coal dust and, dirt-covered floor and promptly ate it himself, mumbling about how ungrateful his mangy mutt was.
I can imagine Albion Mill being much the same in its heyday.
I know where 'Starline' is. I used to shudder looking at the place. My experience of working the mills lasted less than 2 weeks. It was full of bullies and smoke rooms.., ugh disgusting!