OneGuyFromBarlick

When looking through Roger Holden's book titled Stott and Sons I noticed either an inaccuracy by himself or from one of my Frank Wightman drawings of the Baytree - Laurel Mills at Middleton, the book mentions the Broadstone Mills at Stockport having eight boilers similar to the Baytree - Laurel Mill...

Stanley, How often were the engine bed bolts checked for tightness at Bancroft ?

Stanley,

When possible would you please write again about the safety systems incorporated in the engine rooms, for example the Tate device.

Thanks.

Stanley,

Nice to hear your back in your own surroundings, and take it easy.

Waterwheel at Ashton New Warehouse Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 0QA The three-storey Ashton New Warehouse stands on the wharf on the southern side of Portland Place. The original building was destroyed by fire and the present building was built as a replica of the or...

On the John & Edward Wood horizontal cross compound engine at the Brooklands Mill, (Mather Lane Mill No. 3) Leigh, Greater Manchester, to warn the engineer of a fraying rope, a metal rod spanning the flywheel had two bells on either end, which ever frayed rope lashed the rod would operate the bells....

Regarding my photo the worm screw pipe did feed the boiler from its own bunker and was still embedded in the remaining coal. Coal delivered was tipped on the boiler house floor, and had to be shovelled into the bunker.

This is a similar worm screw type feed with an electric motor

I’ve seen several of these emergency stop buttons during mill demolitions, this one was pictured at the Bamber Bridge Spinning Mill at Preston in 2013, manufactured by James Tate & Co, Bradford. During my photo shoot I must have walked around this mill many times before I spotted this, including ano...

On this engineers report I have from the Pilot Mill, Bury in 1945, on the left page shows used oils, and oils in stock, one which I noticed was Castor Oil, reading about its properties is ideal as a high temperature lubricant. The Castrol Company took its name from Castor Oil.

I enjoy reading your page too Stanley along with China. With yourself once running a commercial steam engine Stanley as opposed to exhibition steam engines running today at various sites do you think they get the same attention to maintenance.

Mr Smith is only mentioned as the foreman, the pictures were taken by John Swailes owner of The Oldham Cop Tube Company. The stack was 75 yards high, and 76 props were used

Regards
John Burlison

Five photographs show Preparations for demolishing the Hopwood Mill chimney at Lees Rd, Oldham, in 1897. The wooden props were almost 20 courses high.