The Beehive
Mill, Jersey Street The Beehive Mill was
built in the 1820s as a 5-storey L-shaped structure with
13 bays on Radium Street and 3 on Jersey Street.
An attached warehouse extension on Jersey Street was
built in 1824. The building features a fireproof
construction involving interlocking cast iron beams and
columns.
 The mill was converted into offices and studios in 1996 by Provan & Makin.   The tower has the name
Sankey Soap painted on it reflecting the fact that at
one point Sankeys occupied the building. Today a
dance club occupies the mill called "Sankeys Soap", as
you can see below.
 The 1851 map below shows
the Beehive Mill in the ownership of Sykes and Millar.
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