The erecting shops of Burnley Ironworks. Workshops such as these were unequalled as training grounds in practical mechanical engineering.
Image: Burnley Reference Library
The Harle Syke mill engine
This engine was constructed in 1903 by the Burnley Ironworks Company for Harle Syke Mill, Burnley, Lancashire.
Burnley Ironworks was formed in 1887 from a company named Marsland's. They built many steam engines for Lancashire cotton mills, but closed down as mills converted to electric power in the 1930s.
How does the engine work?
