2016

SD4411 : Ainscough Flour Mill at Burscough

taken 8 years ago, near to Burscough Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ainscough Flour Mill at Burscough
Ainscough Flour Mill at Burscough
A former steam powered corn mill, next to the Leeds & Liverpool canal and the Liverpool to Preston railway. The mill was developed by Hugh Ainscough in 1855 on the site of a former windmill.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal :: SD8842

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Northern England at 127 miles long. The first of the trans-Pennine canals it took 46 years to build at a cost of five times the original budget, mainly because of the length and complexity of the route. It passes through 91 locks with a summit level of 487 feet at Foulridge near Nelson and Colne. It was originally conceived in the 18th century to carry woollen goods from Leeds and Bradford and limestone from Skipton but in its 19th century heyday it carried stone, coal and many other goods. The impact of the railways was not as great as with other canals and commercial traffic continued along the main canal until 1964. Regular work stopped in 1972 when the movement of coal to Wigan Power Station ceased. In the latter part of the 20th century the leisure potential of the canal was developed and it is now a popular destination for cruising, fishing, walking and cycling. See LinkExternal link for detailed information.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Paths Industry Canals Former: Mill Primary Subject: Mill other tags: Canal Towpath Railway Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Leeds Liverpool Canal [14] · Ainscough's Corn Mill [5] · Ainscough's Flour Mill [3] ·
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SD4411, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 June, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 October, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 447 118 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:36.0386N 2:50.2270W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 447 118
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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