London Silk Mill, Leek
A steam-powered silk mill in the historic county of Staffordshire, England.
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Constructed in 1853 on what was then London Road, now Ashbourne Road. When sold in 1861 it had four weaving rooms each capable of holding forty looms, and a 12-horse high pressure steam engine. From 1863 it belonged to J. and J. Brough, Nicholson & Co.
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| Power source | Steam |
| Mill type | |
| Mill function | Silk mill |
| Archive ID | 12128 |
| Location | Leek |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.10501823, -2.01760334 |
Location
References
- A P Baggs, M F Cleverdon, D A Johnston and N J Tringham, 'Leek: Leek and Lowe', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands, ed. C R J Currie and M W Greenslade (London, 1996), pp. 84-169 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol7/pp84-169 [accessed 21 January 2016].
- SMDN-2016.0009 - Mill sales particulars
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