Ellenroad Ring Mill
Introduction
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Ellenroad Ring Mill
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 19 Aug 1984
Built as a mule spinning mill with a four cylinder triple expansion engine. It suffered an horrendous fire and was rebuilt in 1921 as a ring spinning mill. That required more power and the engine was rebuilt as a more powerful twin tandem with about 2,500 horsepower.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.601009
Longitude
-2.105739