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of Wardle, near Rochdale
1866 Advertised for sale, with two 32 HP steam engines [1].
A double beam engine at the mill was photographed by George Watkins in 1951[2]. Maker unknown. Originally had two c.30" cylinders. Higher pressure boilers were installed and one cylinder was replaced by a smaller one to convert the engine to a compound.