Sluice gates by the river Goyt
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Sluice gates by the river Goyt
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 8 May 2017
These sluice gates were built to allow water from the River Goyt to flow into Roman Lakes. The lakes provided water for Mellor Mill which prior to being destroyed by fire in 1892 was the largest cotton spinning mill in England.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.385324
Longitude
-2.049124