Steam fire pump, Ellenroad Mill
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Steam fire pump, Ellenroad Mill
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 Mar 2006
Mather & Platt horizontal duplex non-rotative steam fire pump. A once common make and type. Very important for insurance purposes (like getting a reasonably priced policy) in the inflammable environment of a cotton mill. This is now workable - as demonstrated by the good jet into the plastic tub. Look out for this in the textile mill engine gallery.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.601278
Longitude
-2.106647