Centenary Mill - engine house (C) Chris Allen :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SD5429 : Centenary Mill - engine house

taken 8 years ago, near to Preston, Lancashire, Great Britain

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.

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Grid Square: SD5429, 249 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Chris Allen (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 1 August, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 24 January, 2012
Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings City, Town centre Industry
Former (from Tags): Cotton Mill Mill Engine House
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 5498 2971 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:45.7072N 2:41.0628W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SD 5495 2971
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)