2024

SE3456 : Castle Mill and the River Nidd, Knaresborough

taken 2 years ago, near to Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England

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Castle Mill and the River Nidd, Knaresborough
Castle Mill and the River Nidd, Knaresborough
The mill opened in 1764 and closed in 1972. It was a flax (linen) mill, originally powered by water held back by the weir alongside. When steam power replaced water power in the mid 1800s, the local linen industry declined, because of the high price of coal locally.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Knaresborough Weir: River River: Nidd Former: Textile Mill Housing: Converted Mill other tags: Linen Mill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2024 Automatic Clusters: · River Nidd Weir [40] ·
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SE3456, 480 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 27 October, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 31 October, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3476 5681 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:0.3690N 1:28.2684W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3482 5687
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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