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Topic : Waterloo Mills |
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| firtoffee |
Hi, Does anybody know what happened to the huge vertical steam engine which was located in the boiler room at Waterloo Mills. I remember back in 1985 John Emmott wanted to convert the mill into an Industrial Museum, obviously that never happened. |
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| wahiba |
The engine is still there, it can just be seen through the dirty windows. Must say I have often wondered about it. I believe being vertical it is quite unique so no doubt has a preservation order. Pobably best to form a preservation society, get some lottery or EU money and do a Bancroft with it. |
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| alan |
Wouldn't that be a wonderful project for a group in Silsden? Anyone want to volunteer? |
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| grandad |
I believe I am correct in saying, this engine and the building it is in are both listed together and they can't be seperated. Some time ago a museum from Manchester offered to take the engine away and restore it then place it in their musuem, they even got fred Dibna to come and take a look at it. when they aplied to Bradford for permission it was refused, so now it just sits there roting away. |
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| alan |
The restoration of the building and engine could well easily attract something like a lottery grant. Wouldn't it be fantastic if, with all the engineering expertise in the town, they could be restored. What a project for the people of the town! |
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| Fred |
As good a cause as restoration of this engine may be has anyone considered it may actually belong to someone and is not public property? |
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| firtoffee |
Great to see that I have generated some interest. Yes it would be wonderful if we could preserve the engine. The majority of these beauties have been scrapped. It's time we started to save what is left of our heritage.Im not sure if John Emmott still owns Waterloo Mill or not, perhaps the other Emmotts can help us with this one, John moved to France quite a few years ago. It would be excellent if part of the mill could be turned into a museum. This could include information on the Silsden nail industry and manufacturing industries in the area, including Steeton bobbin mill. Bradford has it's industrial museum so why not Silsden. |
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| wahiba |
The mill is no doubt earmarked for conversion to apartments. If the steam engine is a 'fixture' then the developer will have to sort it out. Considering the amount of steel in those things it would take an awful long time time for bad damage to occur. Isn't their an engine in the mill at Bradley that was converted to homes? |
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| Alan Grosschmidt |
I Remember seeing it working about forty odd years ago i use to be frightend of the noise it made as a child visiting my Gran who worked in The mill. |
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| Neo_ad |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) You can indeed still see the engine, however the building in which Snugpak is located in is grade 2. And the steam engine has been built into the factory, so I think its safe to sayits going no where. Unless they make apartments around the fixtures  When I say bulit into Snugpak I really mean built all the way through from the engine room into Snugpak, on all floors. If anyone is intrested I could get some pictures from inside Snugpak, since I work there (writing this at work as we speak) |
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| Neo_ad |
Update: Here is a pic from inside viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/detail.asp?calledFrom=oai&imageUID=15941&=&=&=&=&JS=True |
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