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1929 Acquired by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.
1964 Mill engine photographed by Rex Wailes, who recorded that it was a 1500 HP cross-compound engine by Daniel Adamson and Co in 1907. Cylinders 27" and 56" bore, 5 ft stroke, Corliss valves, 36-rope flywheel, 24 ft diameter, 65.5 rpm. Photo here.[1]. Photo of mill here.
1967 Mill closed.[2]
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