Litton Mill
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Litton Mill by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Litton Mill
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 17 Mar 2012
At the end of a cul de sac in the Peak District is this former textile mill noted for the ill-treatment of apprentices. The original mill was built in c1780 but this structure dates from 1874 after a fire destroyed the earlier building. The tower carries a poorly seen clock. The distant building with chimney is labelled on the gate as 'gas house' and may indeed have been a small gasworks. The conversion to housing has been sympathetic although there are some balconies hidden round the other side. A turbine penstock enters the building but it is not known whether the turbine survives. The penstock couldn't be photographed without trespassing into a garden - so we didn't.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.253681
Longitude
-1.761345