WILLIAM ROBERTS HORIZONTAL CROSS COMPOUND MILL STEAM ENGINE - BANCROFT MILL IN BARNOLDSWICK

[@rickburris6164]

Fascinating video James.
I see that they named one of the engines after you!

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thanks! Yes I have the same name as the High pressure cylinder 😂

[@glennedwards9046]

Great machine 👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍You all are amazing for the hard work involved in putting together!!! Thank you!!!

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thank you very much!

[@stevebettany8778]

The brains that went into designing this engine were amazing. So much confidence to build it.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Absolutely!! The amount of work which goes into making engines like this is amazing

[@colvinator1611]

Trully incredible engineering from a bygone age. Thanks a lot. Colin ( Wakefield )

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SteamDreamDE]

A great piece of engineering - and brilliant video footage. Thank you for sharing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thank you!!

[@officialbritishtaxpayer5609]

Very nice photography! By interspersing clips focusing on details you have made a very interesting film. Well done.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thank you very much!

[@joshtaylor485]

cool machine

[@rickburris6164]

What kind of mill was this?
A textile mill?

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Yes this used to be a textile mill. Opened in 1920 and closed in 1978. After closing the weaving shed was demolished but the engine and boilers have been preserved