Steam engine, Abbey Mill, Billington
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Steam engine, Abbey Mill, Billington
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 19 May 1984
A disused gear drive cross-compound mill engine used in a weaving shed and built c1885 by W & J Yates of Blackburn. This was removed in to store in Haslingden but has subsequently been scrapped - another sad loss. This view is looking towards the high-pressure crank. The gear drive wheel is bolted to the flywheel arms on this side. The teeth are visible through an opening in the protective shroud. Between the gear wheel and the main bearing are the gear drive to the governor and the single eccentric operating the main slide valve on the high-pressure cylinder. This cylinder was fitted with Varley's cross cut-off gear operated via the governor.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.816835
Longitude
-2.422207