Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick
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The Roberts Engine230 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 Boiler230 views
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Cornish Boiler239 views
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Cornish Boiler223 views
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Cornish Boiler219 views
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Lancashire Boiler215 views
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214 viewsDiagram of how the Lancashire Boiler works
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Bancroft Mill225 views
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The Bradley Engine212 views
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The Bradley Engine215 views
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The Bradley Engine216 viewsPressure gauges
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The Bradley Engine218 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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