Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick
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The Roberts Engine44 viewsThe Roberts engine at Bancroft is a two cylinder horizontal cross-compound engine. ‘Compound’ means that the steam first passes through the high pressure cylinder (James) and then the low pressure cylinder (Mary Jane) to extract as much energy from the steam as possible. Efficiency is further improved by a condenser in the cellar which condenses the exhaust steam creating a vacuum which increases the effective pressure across the low pressure cylinder.
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Lancashire Boiler43 views
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Cornish Boiler45 views
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Cornish Boiler31 views
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Cornish Boiler30 views
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Lancashire Boiler32 views
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32 viewsDiagram of how the Lancashire Boiler works
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Bancroft Mill32 views
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The Bradley Engine28 views
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The Bradley Engine28 views
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The Bradley Engine30 viewsPressure gauges
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The Bradley Engine31 viewsThis engine, built by Smith Bros and Eastwood of Bradford is a two cylinder tandem compound (one cylinder behind the other) originally installed at Peter Green’s mill at Low Bradley near Skipton in 1901. This mill also closed in 1978, with the engine remaining in situ until the buildings were converted to housing in 2003.
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