Horrocks's Mill. Moses Gate, Bolton
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Horrocks's Mill. Moses Gate, Bolton
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 Apr 2014
This was a large integrated cotton mill with both a multi-storey spinning mill and a large weaving shed. The latter had its own large steam engine but the shed has now been demolished leaving this block of 1915. The deceptively small engine house was home to a 2,400 horsepower Yates & Thom horizontal cross compound with Corliss valve cylinders 33" & 66" x 4'6". This was scrapped in the 1960s.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.556678
Longitude
-2.407686