Queen Street Mill, Briercliffe

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iBase ID

238569

Reference identifier

EBU20130115006

Title

Queen Street Mill, Briercliffe

Place

Briercliffe

General notes

The 500 horsepower steam engine, Peace, was built and installed by William Roberts of Nelson in 1895 to power the looms at Queen Street Mill. The engine drives a 14 feet flywheel that runs at 68 rpm.

Visitor feedback -

'The engine in the photo is referred to as a 'Barring Engine'. It is used to slowly rotate the main mill steam engine, this has to be done for a number of reasons. It was built by William Roberts of Phoenix Foundry in Nelson, the same as manufactured the main engine. The barring engine was added at a later date, July 1913.' 02/12/2025.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

16.9 x 11.3

Year of image

1973

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Locator

M312 Briercliffe: Queen

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