Former Mill of the Coalisland Weaving Company
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Former Mill of the Coalisland Weaving Company
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 Aug 2005
In a first floor room is this large calendering machine with drying 'cans'. This was driven by a diagonal duplex steam engine by James Broughton & Co of Manchester and installed in the 1930s. The engine's exhaust heated the cans and in this setting the mechanical power of the engine was virtually free as heat was needed in the cans. The engine is hidden in a corner at the back and very tight against the wall. This site had been a museum but by 2005 was closed and its current status is not known.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.53814
Longitude
-6.707636