2015

SD7912 : Burrs Mill Chimney

taken 8 years ago, near to Limefield, Bury, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Burrs Mill Chimney in this square
Burrs Mill Chimney
Burrs Mill Chimney
Burrs Mill was closed during the Great depression of the 1930s. The earliest part of the mill was demolished in 1952 with most of the rest site was cleared in 1982. Thankfully the chimney was spared and has been made a feature since the area was acquired by Bury MBC in 1986 and transformed into a country park.
Burrs Country Park

Burrs Country Park lies on the River Irwell one mile to the northwest of Bury town centre.

The area now covered by the park has seen human activity since pre-Roman times when a settlement was established at Castlesteads. In 1752 a farmhouse was built on the north side of the river. The original farmhouse is still in existence and is now the Brown Cow public house.

Burrs Mill and Higher Woodhill Mill were constructed during the industrial revolution. Initially they were powered by water from the river Irwell and a weir and goit were constructed to carry the water to the mills. The construction of the Manchester, Bolton Bury Canal meant that a water supply was required to feed the header reservoir at Elton. To accommodate this, the canal feeder was constructed around 1803 and connected into the existing goit.

In 1930 Higher Woodhill Mill was demolished and in 1933 the depression caused the remaining mills to close. In 1952 the earliest part of Burrs Mill was demolished. The rest of the mill followed in 1982 leaving only the chimney and the workers cottages. The site was acquired by Bury Metro in 1986 and, since then, the area has been transformed from a derelict industrial site to a modern country park. Important historical features such as Burrs mill chimney, the mill floor and the water wheel pit have been retained so that the history of the site can be appreciated. In 2001 a purpose built agricultural show ground was constructed at Burrs where Bury Agricultural Society stage their annual show in each July.

Burrs features a wide variety of different wildlife habitats - woodland, open space, wetland, ponds and waterways. There is also a Caravan Club site. In 2016, the East Lancashire Railway opened a halt on the eastern side of the park, next to the caravan site.

LinkExternal link Bury MBC
LinkExternal link Caravan and Motorhome Club
LinkExternal link Friends of Burrs Country Park


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Burrs Mill [15] · Transformed into a Country Park [10] · Earliest Part of the Mill was Demolished [6] Title Clusters: · Burrs Mill Chimney [4] ·
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SD7912, 114 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 October, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 October, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 798 126 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:36.5845N 2:18.3796W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 798 126
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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