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Title: Queen Street Mill - PNH01420
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Title
Queen Street Mill - PNH01420
Description
Built in 1894 for the Queen Street Manufacturing Company the mill closed on the 12th March 1982 and was mothballed. The worlds only surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill. Bringing steam powered weaving to life.
On the outskirts of Burnley - a town once dominated by the textile industry, lies Harle Syke, the home of Queen Street Mill, the last surviving, operational steam powered weaving mill in the world. Owned by “The Queen Street Manufacturing Company” the mill is a time capsule of the late Victorian age, which produced cloth using Victorian steam driven power looms until its closure.
On the outskirts of Burnley - a town once dominated by the textile industry, lies Harle Syke, the home of Queen Street Mill, the last surviving, operational steam powered weaving mill in the world. Owned by “The Queen Street Manufacturing Company” the mill is a time capsule of the late Victorian age, which produced cloth using Victorian steam driven power looms until its closure.
Rights
PHDA - Pennine Heritage Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
PNH01420.tif
Collection
Citation
“Queen Street Mill - PNH01420,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/34105.
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