Dolphinholme Worsted Mill
53°58′25″N 2°43′59″W / 53.9737°N 2.7330°W / 53.9737; -2.7330
Dolphinholme Worsted Mill is a textile mill located in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire. The Worsted Spinning Mill was built in 1795 by Thomas Hinde (junior), a slave trader who had followed his father, Thomas Hinde (senior), into that business before establishing the mill.[1] Samuel Clegg installed gas lighting in the mill in 1811. The remains of this are considered the oldest remnants of a water-filled gas holder tank.[2][3]
In 2020 the remains of the building received scheduled monument status.[2]
Gallery
- Plan of the mill
- Section diagram
See also
References
- ^ "Thomas Hinde". www.ucl.ac.uk. Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Remains of World's Earliest Surviving Gasworks Now Protected | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted Mil (1466557)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2021.