Messrs Carbolite, Bamford Mills - steam engine
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Messrs Carbolite, Bamford Mills - steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 29 Apr 1983
This magnificent Musgrave tandem compound mill engine was still workable in 1983 and was occasionally demonstrated in steam at its design speed of 103 rpm. This is the view from the rope race with the engine at rest. The site was later sold for development into apartments but the engine was retained. It is still in situ but the engine house has had the rope race removed and an apartment inserted over the engine, so that there is now a lower roof over the engine and some of the character has been lost. The site also discourages visitors wanting to see the engine. I have not seen it for some time now and I prefer to remember it as shown here.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.34638
Longitude
-1.693234