Egyptian New Mill, Belmont

of Belmont, Lancashire. (near Bolton)

1869. GREAT FIRE AT BELMONT. COTTON MILL BURNED DOWN: DAMAGES £20,000. A most destructive fire occurred at the mill of Messrs Little and Smith, cotton spinners, at Belmont, at an early hour on Thursday morning. The building, which was erected nearly 30 years ago, is known by name of the Egyptian New Mill, and formed the angle of an extensive block of premises called the Orleans Mill, in the occupation of Messrs. Walker and Sons. .... All the machinery was new, and had not been fitted up more than 12 months. In the bottom room were 10 Jack frames, of 180 spindles each, made by Messrs. Hetherington and Sons, of Manchester, and Messrs. Platt Bros, of Oldham; in the second room, one pair of self-acting mules, containing 1960 spindles, made by Messrs. Fleming and Mallinson, of Manchester; in the third room, 30 carding engines, made by Messrs. Dobson and Barlow, of Bolton, and Messrs. Hetherington and Sons, and also two slubbing, two intermediate, two drawing, and nine roving frames, by Messrs. Dobson and Barlow and Platt Bros.; and in the fourth and fifth rooms, spinning machinery containing about 15,000 spindles, made by Messrs. Dobson and Barlow and Hetherington and Sons. The Jack-frames and machinery in the carding room were driven by a waterwheel of 35 horse power, which obtained its motion from water supplied by the Belmont Compensation Reservoir, situated few hundred yards higher up the valley. The spinning machinery was driven by steam beam engine, of 35 horse power, made by Messrs. Hick, Hargreaves and Co., of Bolton, which, with the boiler, was situated at one end of the mill, in line with and immediately adjoining to the engine room of the Orleans Mill, in which was another beam engine, of 40 horse power, made by same firm. Over these joint engine and boiler houses were store-rooms containing change wheels, oil cisterns, and other materials, belonging Messrs. Little and Smith, ....'

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