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Centenary Mill, Preston
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house (extending to the right in front of the chimney) contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
2
Centenary Mill - engine house
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
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Centenary Mill, Preston
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house (extending to the right in front of the chimney) contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
4
Centenary Mill, Preston
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house (barely visible to the right of the lower part of the chimney) contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.03 miles
5
Centenary Mill, Preston
With apologies for the shocking converging verticals.
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house (extending to the right in front of the chimney) contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.03 miles
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Centenary Mill, Preston
Built 1895 for Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd. RSJ framing and concrete floors. The engine house contained a Musgrave horizontal four cylinder triple expansion engine with cylinders 24.25", 36" & 40" (2) x 6' stroke. It was of about 2000 horsepower and drove by ropes.
Now converted to apartments with the engine house forming a huge and empty lobby and access up through the rope race.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.04 miles
7
Horrocks' Mill Chimney
Image: © Steve Daniels
Taken: 13 Oct 2010
0.04 miles
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Horrocks' Mill Chimney - New Hall Lane
Image: © Betty Longbottom
Taken: 12 Aug 2007
0.05 miles
9
Centenary Mill, New Hall Lane, Preston
A well-preserved former cotton mill in brick and stone including a detached chimney. "In the first generation of mills with rolled-steel beams and concrete floors". Built for Horrocks, Crewdson & Co. in 1891-96. Grade II listed.
Now flats.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 12 Jun 2013
0.05 miles
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Centenary Mill, Preston
Excellent former cotton spinning mill now converted to accommodation. there is a huge projecting engine house on the other side with a tall square chimney.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Aug 2010
0.06 miles