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 (2006) - another sad loss. This view is of the high-pressure side of the engine with the governors and the drive to Varley's cross cut-off valve gear. The top flyball governor adjusts the cut-off via a set of friction drive cones. The bottom governor is an overspeed governor that trips a butterfly valve in the steam main and stops the engine. A similar arrangement survives on a re-erected engine at Masson Mill but that is currently close (2020) due to Covid-19. See - Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.816835
Longitude
-2.422207