Royd Mill boiler house
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Royd Mill boiler house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 Jun 1983
Part of three Lancashire boilers. The far one has underfeed mechanical stokers and I believe it was used in the winter for heating. There are very few Lancashire boilers left in use. Indeed, I would welcome all reports of Lancashire or Cornish boilers in use commercially (not preservation sites).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.527188
Longitude
-2.132708