▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁George ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁firm . ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁the ▁firm ▁had ▁nearly ▁triple d ▁in ▁value ▁since ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁to ▁£ 5 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁firm ▁also ▁expanded ▁beyond ▁Beng al ▁Street ▁further ▁along ▁the ▁strip ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁Jersey ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Ro ch dale ▁Canal . ▁ ▁Little ▁Mill ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Jersey ▁Street ▁and ▁Beng al ▁Street ▁around ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁six ▁store ys ▁high , ▁but ▁an ▁additional ▁three ▁store ys ▁were ▁added ▁at ▁an ▁unknown ▁later ▁date . ▁The ▁building ▁covered ▁ ▁and ▁just ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁gas ometer ▁house ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁supplied ▁the ▁complex ▁with ▁gas ▁used ▁for ▁light ing . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁New ▁Mill ▁via ▁a ▁tunnel ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁carried ▁the ▁gas ▁supply . ▁Engine er ▁Josh ua ▁Field ▁visited ▁the ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁and ▁commented ▁" they ▁spin ▁the ▁fin est ▁thread ". ▁He ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁furn ace ▁which ▁provided ▁steam ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁engines ▁had ▁been ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁" sm oke ▁burn er " ▁to ▁" less en ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁fuel ", ▁also ▁having ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁reducing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁smoke ▁produced . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁continued ▁expansion , ▁by ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁compet itors ▁Mc