Century Mill, Farnworth
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Century Mill, Farnworth is a former cotton spinning mill in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England which was built in the early 20th century for ring spinning. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The 6,674.00-square-metre (71,838.3 sq ft) building is still in use for various other purposes in 2016.
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![]() The mill before 1951 | |
Location in Greater Manchester | |
Cotton | |
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Spinning (ring mill) | |
Location | Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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Coordinates | 53.5454°N 2.4112°W / 53.5454; -2.4112 |
Power | |
Date | 1902 |
Engine maker | Hick Hargraves & Co. Ltd. |
Engine type | Cross compound |
Valve Gear | Corliss |
rpm | 59 |
Installed horse power (ihp) | 1500 |
Flywheel diameter | 27ft |
No. of ropes | 45 |
Boiler configuration | |
Pressure | 190 |
Ring Frames path | 40's counts |
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