Bamford Mill - steam turbine condensing plant
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Bamford Mill - steam turbine condensing plant
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Aug 1992
This little gem has been scrapped and its room is part of an apartment now. Behind the photographer is a Greenwood & Batley De Laval impulse turbine driving a dynamo (DC) via a reduction gear. In the left foreground is the exhaust pipe with a copper expansion joint leading to the jet condenser in the centre. In the background is the DC motor driven reciprocating air pump. This was a rare example of the breed and its loss is a great shame.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.34656
Longitude
-1.693533