Brooklands Mill, Leigh
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Brooklands Mill, Leigh by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Brooklands Mill, Leigh
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 25 Jun 2016
In pride of place is the projecting engine house for a 1200 horsepower horizontal cross compound mill engine built in 1893 by J & E Wood of Bolton. It was a cotton spinning mill but is now in multiple occupation.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.492298
Longitude
-2.507451