2016

SJ6699 : Butts Mill, Leigh

taken 8 years ago, near to Leigh, Wigan, England

This is 1 of 10 images, with title Butts Mill, Leigh in this square
Butts Mill, Leigh
Butts Mill, Leigh
Built 1907 with a nominal capital of £100k. Mule spinning with 150,000 spindles on mules by Dobson & Barlow. Engine was a Carels of Ghent and of adequate size for a double mill. the floors are reinforced concrete rather than earlier brick jack arches.
Reference is Roger Holden (1998) - Stott and Sons, Architects of the Lancashire Cotton Mill.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Chris Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry Former: Spinning Mill Textile Mill Place: Leigh Primary Subject: Mill
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Double Mill [12] · Spindles on Mules by Dobson Barlow [7] Title Clusters: · Butts Mill, Leigh [10] ·
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SJ6699, 95 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 June, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 23 October, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6674 9944 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.4366N 2:30.1655W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6666 9940
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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