Stonebridge Mills - remains of a steam engine
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Stonebridge Mills - remains of a steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 May 2023
Sadly the conversion of these mills to dwellings has resulted in the removal of this engine and its partial destruction. It has been placed offsite by the entrance drive and incorporated in an 'artistic' framework. It was built by Thomas Matthews of Pendleton, Manchester and was clearly a single cylinder vertical engine. It is a shame that more care wasn't taken with its conservation. Another engine by the base of the chimney has fared even worse and only its part buried driven pumps and gearing remain.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.791612
Longitude
-1.613645