Ensor Mill, steam engine
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Ensor Mill, steam engine
Image: © Chris Hodrien Taken: Unknown
This mill contained both a horizontal tandem compound engine and a horizontal cross compound engine. This is the latter and was built in 1915 by Yates & Thom Ltd of Blackburn. The Corliss valve cylinders developed 750 indicated horsepower and the drive was by ropes from the 22' diameter flywheel. it stopped in 1974 and was scrapped the following year (Colin Bowden information).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.596078
Longitude
-2.172208