Trencherfield Mill

Trencherfield Mill
Trencherfield mill before 1951
Trencherfield Mill is located in Greater Manchester
Trencherfield Mill
Location in Greater Manchester
Cotton
Spinning (ring mill)
LocationWigan Pier, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Serving canalLeeds and Liverpool Canal
Further ownership
Coordinates53°32′28″N 2°38′16″W / 53.5411°N 2.6378°W / 53.5411; -2.6378
Construction
Completed1907
Power
Date1907
Engine makerJ & E Wood
DecommissionedStill in steam
Engine typetriple-expansion four-cylinder engine
Valve GearCorliss valves
Cylinder diameter and throw25"HP, 40"IP, two 44"LP X 5ft
rpm68
Installed horse power (ihp)2500
Flywheel diameter26ft
Transmission typeropes
No. of ropes54
References
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Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The mill was driven by a 2,500 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine built by J & E Wood of Bolton in 1907. The two halves of the engine were called Rina and Helen. They drove a 26-foot flywheel with 54 ropes at 68 rpm. The engine was stopped in 1968.[2] The mill is now part of the Wigan Pier redevelopment area and is used for other purposes.