2019

NZ0416 : Thorngate Mill from River Tees footbridge

taken 6 years ago, near to Barnard Castle, County Durham, England

Thorngate Mill from River Tees footbridge
Thorngate Mill from River Tees footbridge
Thorngate Mill was built around 1840 for Messrs J H S Pratt as a cloth weaving mill. It housed six looms producing fine worsted cloth. On the east bank of the River Tees the building elevation comprises a basement and 4 storeys with an 11-window range. Inside, the wooden floors were supported by iron columns. By the late 1980s the building was being used as a book retailer's warehouse but stood empty after the mid 1990s. It was converted into riverside apartments in 2005.

Keys to the Past: LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

The mill is a Grade II Listed Building (List Entry Number: 1201696): LinkExternal link

Between 1919 and 1921, Thorngate Mill was the home of the short-lived Black Prince Motor Company which manufactured the Black Prince cycle-car. This was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured after the First World War to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and motor-car. The longest journey recorded by the Black Prince was between Barnard Castle and Carlisle, a distance of some 60 miles, while others failed to negotiate the short journey up The Bank into the town.
LinkExternal link

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NZ0416, 388 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 November, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 0489 1600 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:32.3546N 1:55.5561W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 04900 15974
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): cross grid 
This page has been viewed about 102 times
You are not logged in | login | register