IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Victoria Grove, BOLTON, BL1 4JN
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Image Listing (45 Images Found)
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Distance
3
Chorley Old Road (B6226)
Heading north west approaching junction with Mornington Road.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 28 Mar 2015
0.11 miles
4
Atlas Mills
Atlas No. 1 Mill seen across the lodge. This area is now a Morrisons supermarket and parking. I have posted a 1980s monochrome of this mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Dec 1991
0.14 miles
5
Atlas Mills
Atlas Mills was a very large complex with 8 mills. This is one part of the complex and I'm not sure if the grid ref is spot on.
According to John Phillp of the Northern Mill Engine Society this is Atlas No. 1 Mill and was built in 1862 by the Musgrave Spinning Co. It was converted to electric drive as early as 1908 (early indeed). Morrisons supermarket is now on this spot.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 6 Jun 1983
0.14 miles
6
Atlas No. 3 Mill engine house
Was home to the museum of the Northern Mill Engine Society.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 20 Jun 1982
0.15 miles
7
Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house (not visible as its round the back) housed a large Musgrave horizontal mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.15 miles
8
Atlas Mills, Bolton
To the right are Nos. 3 & 4 mills, No. 3 closest. The steam is escaping from No. 3 Mill engine house where the Northern Mill Engine Society was holding an open day.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 20 Jun 1982
0.15 miles
9
The museum that wasn't
The Northern Mill Engine Society was given space in Atlas Mills at Bolton and erected an excellent museum in No. 3 Mill engine house and had a store in No. 4 Mill engine house. Having finished the one engine house it started to erect engines in No. 4. Under dust sheet in the background is a largely erected Robey cross compound. The beam and cylinder in the foreground belong to a McNaughted beam engine from Cellarsclough Mill, Marsden. The dark semi-circle at the back shows the location of the original engine's flywheel. Shortly after this picture was taken the whole collection from both engine houses was moved a short distance to the old cotton store. Morrisons paid for this move. The Society then re-erected all the engines and finally had the new (but not quite finished) museum back in steam in 2007. A major achievement for a few volunteers who have had little support from official bodies.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Dec 1991
0.15 miles
10
Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house (not visible as its round the back) housed a large Musgrave horizontal mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.15 miles