Barnoldswick's oldest mill
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Barnoldswick's oldest mill by Dr Neil Clifton as part of the Geograph project.
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Barnoldswick's oldest mill
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 28 Jul 1985
Originally it was a corn mill and was powered by water. Butts Beck had been dammed to provide a mill pond. The dam was emptied many years ago. Now in 2007 the mill survives, but the gas holders have gone, new property has been built, and the area looks quite different.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.920972
Longitude
-2.187553