1983

SD9106 : Elk Mill

taken 41 years ago, near to Chadderton, Oldham, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Elk Mill in this square
Elk Mill
Elk Mill
Built 1926 and driven by a Parsons steam turbine that drove the mill by ropes and the neighbouring Shiloh Mills by electricity. Scrapped in 1983.
The mill finally closed in 1998.
It used cotton mules until 1974.

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Category: Mill
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Textile Mill Engines Automatic Clusters: · Close [3] · Shiloh Mills [2] Title Clusters: · Elk Mill [2] ·
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SD9106, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 6 June, 1983   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 April, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 911 068 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.4647N 2:8.1494W
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