Bancroft Shed

Bancroft Shed

Bancroft engine house and chimney
Location within the Borough of Pendle
Cotton
Weaving shed
Architectural style	Single storey
Owner	James Nutter & Sons Ltd
Current owners	Bancroft Mill Engine Trust[1]
Coordinates	53°54′40″N 2°11′31″W / 53.9111°N 2.1919°W / 53.9111; -2.1919
Construction
Built	1914
Completed	1920 (1920)
Demolished	1979 (1979)
Floor count	2 storey warehouse, 1 storey shed
Floor area	200 feet (61 m) x 250 feet (76 m)
Design team
Architecture Firm	W M Atkinson of Colne
Power
Date	1920
Engine maker	William Roberts of Nelson
Engine type	Cross compound
Valve Gear	Corliss valves operated by Dobson trip gear
rpm	69
Transmission type	Rope drive to second motion, then line shaft
Boiler configuration
Boilers	Lancashire boiler, coal fired (in operation), now used as water reservoir Cornish boiler, coal fired (in operation), now wood fired
Pressure	160
Equipment
Date	1920
Manufacturer	Various
No. of looms	1200

Bancroft Shed was a weaving shed in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England, situated on the road to Skipton. Construction was started in 1914 and the shed was commissioned in 1920 for James Nutter & Sons Limited. The mill closed on 22 December 1978 and was demolished. The engine house, chimneys and boilers have been preserved and maintained as a working steam museum. The mill was the last steam-driven weaving shed to be constructed and the last to close.

The engine house is open to visitors and the William Roberts cross compound 600hp engine regularly runs from steam generated from donated wood.