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SD8903 : Rugby Mill, Chadderton

near to Chadderton, Oldham, Great Britain

Rugby Mill, Chadderton.

It's a bit flat but it shows the engine house to very good effect and also the detailing on the stair/water tower. Built 1908. Powered by a 1200 hp G Saxon engine (probably horizontal four cylinder layout - twin tandem or 4 cylinder triple?). Architect F W Dixon & Son (The Stott dynasty accounted for the design of many mills but Dixon was a competitor)

Rugby Mill

One of a group of four still extant mills in the south west corner of Chadderton.
Built in 1908 to the design of F. W. Dixon & Son, a local competitor to the renowned Stott dynasty. The engine was a 1200 hp cross-compound by George Saxon.
The mill was still largely complete in 2010 except for the chimney, but by then was unoccupied and showing signs of increasing decay.

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2006

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Grid Square: SD8903, 47 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Chris Allen (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Second Visitor for SD8903)
Date Taken: Sunday, 6 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 8 August, 2006
Category: Mill (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 895 038 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.8450N 2:9.5924W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 895 040
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)