On a walk round Bacup, I noticed these chimneys in a valley, so I went for a closer look. I know of a few isolated chimney’s around the north west as they were often placed away from the mill on a hillside to increase the draught, but these were literally off the beaten track.
There’s virtually nothing to be found out about them on the internet, and I only found the name of the mill on the 1908 OS 6 inch map which indicates that even then it was in ruins. But these rural mills, often powered initially by waterwheels, fell into decline in the late 1800’s as steam power took over which allowed much larger mills to be built, normally in more urban areas where there was ready access to a workforce, railways and coal. Not far away is Cheesden Lumb Mill (which I write about a few weeks ago) and that closed at a similar time.
So there you go, not much to say about these, just a bit of a rural curiosity. If you have any information about them, please let me know!
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I’ve just seen your post about the chimneys in Shawclough Rossendale. You may find this link interesting although it’s very much a work in progress,
https://digspag.org.uk/rossendale-industrial-chimneys/
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Thanks Roger, that’s an interesting link. I hadn’t realised that Edenwood Mill had been demolished, although it’s been derelict for a long time – I photographed it in 2007/2008 and it had just started to fall into decay although it was structurally intact (apart from a slightly spongy floor!).
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Hi Andy
Yes, I saw your post on Edenwood Mill sometime ago. The mill has gone but as of last week, the chimney was still there, but not for long I think!
Youâve got an interesting site, thank you.
Regards
Roger
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