s . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁building , ▁New ▁Little ▁Mill , ▁five ▁store ys ▁high , ▁four ▁shorter ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁but ▁occup ying ▁a ▁larger ▁area ▁of ▁ground . ▁The ▁new ▁mill ▁had ▁concrete ▁flo ors ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁use ▁main s ▁electric ity . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁mill ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁use ▁main s ▁electric ity . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁later ▁use ▁An ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁map ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁arm ▁on ▁the ▁Ro ch dale ▁Canal ▁had ▁been ▁filled ▁in ▁and ▁the ▁complex ' s ▁canal ▁bas in ▁had ▁been ▁ret itled ▁as ▁a ▁res er voir , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁canal ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁transport ing ▁goods ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁complex . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁canal ▁bas in ▁had ▁been ▁filled ▁in , ▁however ▁exactly ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁filled ▁in ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Old ▁and ▁De cker ▁M ills ▁were ▁reduced ▁in ▁height ▁by ▁ 1 ▁store y ▁to ▁ 7 ▁store ys ▁and ▁New ▁Mill ▁was ▁reduced ▁in ▁height ▁by ▁ 2 ▁store ys ▁to ▁ 6 ▁store ys . ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁reduction ▁is ▁unknown , ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁was ▁struggling ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁weight ▁of