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* Bank Top Foundry was owned by James Henry Garstang (1870) and then [[Ashton, Frost and Co]] (1878)<ref>[http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=3050] ‘Cotton Town’ website</ref> | * Bank Top Foundry was owned by James Henry Garstang (1870) and then [[Ashton, Frost and Co]] (1878)<ref>[http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=3050] ‘Cotton Town’ website</ref> | ||
* 1870 Horizontal steam pumping engine for Rylands and Sons, Gidlow and Swinley Collieries, Wigan. This was located at the bottom of the mine, and pumped at 325 psi water pressure.<ref>‘The Engineer’ 30 December 1870</ref> | * 1870 Horizontal steam pumping engine for Rylands and Sons, Gidlow and Swinley Collieries, Wigan. This was located at the bottom of the mine, and pumped at 325 psi water pressure. Steam cylinder 20" bore, 18" stroke.<ref>‘The Engineer’ 30 December 1870</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:45, 10 January 2024
James H Garstang & Co of Bank Top Foundry, Blackburn, Lancashire
- Bank Top Foundry was owned by James Henry Garstang (1870) and then Ashton, Frost and Co (1878)[1]
- 1870 Horizontal steam pumping engine for Rylands and Sons, Gidlow and Swinley Collieries, Wigan. This was located at the bottom of the mine, and pumped at 325 psi water pressure. Steam cylinder 20" bore, 18" stroke.[2]