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THE LAST MILL ENGINE IN BARNOLDSWICK

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WORK ID: YFA 7128 (Master Record)

TitleYearDate
THE LAST MILL ENGINE IN BARNOLDSWICK1968 1968-01-01
Details Original Format: 16mm
Colour: Colour
Sound: Silent
Duration: 5 mins 4 secs
Credits: Ken Ellwood

Subject: Industry



Summary
An amateur film produced by Ken Ellwood of the horizontal cross compound Corliss valve condensing steam engine in operation inside the engine house at Bancroft Mill at Barnoldswick in Lancashire.
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An amateur film produced by Ken Ellwood of the horizontal cross compound Corliss valve condensing steam engine in operation inside the engine house at Bancroft Mill at Barnoldswick in Lancashire. Title: The Last Mill Engine in Barnoldswick Exterior of Bancroft Shed engine house, inside the engine in operation and a man filling or lubricating the high-pressure cylinder ‘James’ with oil. General views of the engine in operation with pistons moving back-and-forth. Two other parts of the engine...
An amateur film produced by Ken Ellwood of the horizontal cross compound Corliss valve condensing steam engine in operation inside the engine house at Bancroft Mill at Barnoldswick in Lancashire. Title: The Last Mill Engine in Barnoldswick Exterior of Bancroft Shed engine house, inside the engine in operation and a man filling or lubricating the high-pressure cylinder ‘James’ with oil. General views of the engine in operation with pistons moving back-and-forth. Two other parts of the engine have been named Isabel and Nellie. A plaque on Nellie reads ‘William Rogers and Sons Engineers and Millwrights Ltd, Nelson, Lancashire’. End title: The End
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