Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Pilling Field Mill, Burnley

From Graces Guide

in Burnley

1855 Death notice: 'On the 17th inst., aged 40, Mr. Richard Brown, of the firm of Haslam, Fishwick, and Brown, cotton spinners, Pilling Field Mill, Burnley.'[1]

1859 Mill occupied by J. Haslam & Co[2]

1864 Advert: 'ON SALE, Two Twenty Horse, High Pressure, Overthrow STEAM ENGINES, with Bridle Motions, iron Connecting Rods, and 18 in. Cylinders, 2 ft 6 in. stroke ; Pistons, nearly new, on Goodfellow's principle, worked with slide valves, with steel spindles and equilibrium valve; standing upon four strong pillars and entablature. Also, One small Condensing BEAM ENGINE, 8 horse-power, 14 in. cylinder, and 2 ft. stroke. Worked with slide valve, and equilibrium valve, both new, with fly wheel and shaft, and with engine-bed of the best ashlar. Both these Steam Engines were made Messrs. J. Marsland & Sons, of Burnley, and are in most excellent condition, and in first-rate working order. Application, for further particulars, to made to Mr. Newbigging, Pilling Field Mill, Grimshawe-street, Burnley.' [3]

1938 Mill demolished

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Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 20 January 1855
  2. Burnley Advertiser, 2 April 1859
  3. Burnley Advertiser, 17 December 1864