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Arthur Street, BURNLEY, BB11 1SB

The building on the left is the University Technical College Lancashire. It opened in August 2013 in the historic Victoria Mill which was extensively redeveloped and converted.

Looking west from the new Sandygate Footbridge which was opened on 12th December 2014.

Home to a preserved horizontal cross compound steam engine. Can be turned by an electric motor but would be better with steam.

Also known as Wiseman Street Mills. I missed this running by about two weeks in 1979. It is now preserved and can be turned by an electric motor. Information from Colin Bowden: - Horizontal cross compound gear drive steam engine. Probably built by W. & J. Yates, Blackburn in 1887. Rebuilt by Burnley Ironworks Co. Ltd., Burnley, as works No.99 in 1912. New high pressure cylinder by Cole, Marchent & Morley Ltd., Bradford in 1947. Stopped when the mill closed in 1979. Preserved. Cylinders are 17.5/8" & 30" x 42". Corliss valves on the high pressure cylinder with governor-controlled trip gear and a simple slide valve on the low pressure cylinder. Steam pressure: c.140-150 psi, 60-62 rpm, 350 horsepower. Flywheel: 14ft diameter. This view is of the high pressure cylinder with the four semi-rotary Corliss valves all arranged at the top. The steam (inlet) valves are arranged inside the exhaust valves and have trip gear under the control of the Whitehead governor. The silver box on the governor is the electric stop motion that when tripped closes the steam valves and opens the vacuum breaker (seen bottom left), bringing the engine to a halt. Having the Corliss valves all at the top negates the usual self draining property of the exhaust valves and the engineer would need to be careful in thoroughly warming and draining the engine.

Also known as Wiseman Street Mills. I missed this running by about two weeks in 1979. It is now preserved and can be turned by an electric motor. Information from Colin Bowden: - Horizontal cross compound gear drive steam engine. Probably built by W. & J. Yates, Blackburn in 1887. Rebuilt by Burnley Ironworks Co. Ltd., Burnley, as works No.99 in 1912. New high pressure cylinder by Cole, Marchent & Morley Ltd., Bradford in 1947. Stopped when the mill closed in 1979. Preserved. Cylinders are 17.5/8" & 30" x 42". Corliss valves on the high pressure cylinder with governor-controlled trip gear and a simple slide valve on the low pressure cylinder. Steam pressure: c.140-150 psi, 60-62 rpm, 350 horsepower. Flywheel: 14ft diameter. This view is from near the high pressure crank and looking back onto he cylinders. The high pressure single slipper crosshead guide assembly is at the bottom. The Whitehead governor is left of centre. The low pressure cylinder is right of centre in the background. The edge of the flywheel is at the right hand edge of the image.

Also known as Wiseman Street Mills. I missed this running by about two weeks in 1979. It is now preserved and can be turned by an electric motor. Information from Colin Bowden: - Horizontal cross compound gear drive steam engine. Probably built by W. & J. Yates, Blackburn in 1887. Rebuilt by Burnley Ironworks Co. Ltd., Burnley, as works No.99 in 1912. New high pressure cylinder by Cole, Marchent & Morley Ltd., Bradford in 1947. Stopped when the mill closed in 1979. Preserved. Cylinders are 17.5/8" & 30" x 42". Corliss valves on the high pressure cylinder with governor-controlled trip gear and a simple slide valve on the low pressure cylinder. Steam pressure: c.140-150 psi, 60-62 rpm, 350 horsepower. Flywheel: 14ft diameter. This view is of the Corliss valve gear at the front top of the high pressure cylinder. The exhaust valve is to the left and the steam (inlet) valve to the right. The steam valve levers incorporate a trip gear so that the governor can control the cut-off to control the engine's speed.

Also known as Wiseman Street Mills. I missed this running by about two weeks in 1979. It is now preserved and can be turned by an electric motor. Information from Colin Bowden: - Horizontal cross compound gear drive steam engine. Probably built by W. & J. Yates, Blackburn in 1887. Rebuilt by Burnley Ironworks Co. Ltd., Burnley, as works No.99 in 1912. New high pressure cylinder by Cole, Marchent & Morley Ltd., Bradford in 1947. Stopped when the mill closed in 1979. Preserved. Cylinders are 17.5/8" & 30" x 42". Corliss valves on the high pressure cylinder with governor-controlled trip gear and a simple slide valve on the low pressure cylinder. Steam pressure: c.140-150 psi, 60-62 rpm, 350 horsepower. Flywheel: 14ft diameter. This shows the high pressure cylinder with the Corliss valves all at the top and the Whitehead governor beyond.