Chrastava, Nádražní 371, CZE

1893–1895

The spinning mill processing Egyptian (Maco) cotton located in Dolní Chrastava was designed for Theodor Cichorius (1863–1933) from the city of Leipzig in 1893 by Carl Arnold Séquin-Bronner as a single-storey 123 × 96.5 m shed with a flat cement-wood roof fitted with saddle skylights. It housed six ring spinning machines and 52 mules manufactured by Platt Brothers & Co., with a total capacity of 30,000 spindles. The spinning mill was extended in 1897 and subsequently in 1912 and 1925 according to Séquin's plans to reach the total capacity of 58,408 spindles. A separated cotton pulling, mixing and scutching room was situated to the west of the shed as well as offices, warehouse, the Sulzer steam machine engine room and a boiler room with a characteristic curved roof made of corrugated sheet. A sprinkler fire-extinguishing system was provided by the Dowson, Taylor & Co., Ltd. engineering works. At the same time the company built several residential houses (nos. 372, 373, 377, 378) for its 360 employers. Production continued until the 1990s and the building has served for warehousing purposes. On 26 October 2017 a new owner started the demolition of the whole complex.