SE1016 : Former Mills (2), viewed from Parkwood Road, Golcar
taken 17 years ago, near to Golcar, Kirklees, England
Former Mills (2), viewed from Parkwood Road, Golcar
This photograph overlaps the previous one, but shows the front of the engine-house with its characteristic tall arched window. Two branches of Longwood Brook have been exposed, and perhaps, hopefully, they will be landscaped in a garden.
SE1016 : Former Mills (2), viewed from Parkwood Road, Golcar Parkwood mills. Housed a W H Allen steam engine. Does anybody know if it's been scrapped? Modern high speed steam engines were once regarded as boring and "ten a penny" by so-called enthusiasts but most have slipped quietly away while we've taken our eye off the ball.