Constructed circa 1868 by Martin Swindells, a local cotton spinner who also owned Clarence Mill in Bollington, he built The Adelphi Mill for his two sons, hence the name 'Adelphi', which is Greek for brothers.

The Mill, which was built adjacent to the Macclesfield Canal began life spinning cotton, but was soon converted to the production of fine silk. Within three years of the Mill being built, the railway came to Bollington and the line ran virtually next door to the Mill. This soon led to a decline in canal transportation and the near dereliction of the canal. This was redeemed in the early sixties by a major push to use the canal waterways for leisure uses and the Macclesfield Canal is now one of the most picturesque and well used canals in the United Kingdom.

During the Second World War, spinning ceased in the Mill and all work was turned over to the production of parachutes. At the end of the sixties the Mill was bought by Britax for the production of webbing for motorcar seatbelts, this continued until the late eighties. The Mill was then sold and converted to offices and workshop uses.

As a matter of interest our sister Mill, Clarence was used during the Second World War for billeting American Marines in the run up to the D Day Landings and the Marines, no doubt, made good use of the 36 pubs that were situated in the village at that time.