Stanley Iron Slitting Mill, Stanley Bank
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Stanley Iron Slitting Mill, Stanley Bank
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 10 Mar 2014
Powered by water, Stanley Iron Slitting Mill, built in 1773, heated and rolled iron ingots, forged at Carr Mill, into sheets which were then “slit” into bars for use in the nail-making industry such as at Moss Bank. The mill was demolished in the 1820s and a Corn Mill built in its place, again utilising waterpower. The Corn Mill eventually ceased production by the turn of the 20th Century. Stanley Mill has now been mapped and recorded by the Community Archaeology Society with the help of Liverpool Museum Field Archaeology Unit and conserved as a monument to St.Helens’ industrial heritage using money granted by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.466684
Longitude
-2.702067