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Masson Mills built in 1783 is home to a working textile mills. The mill possess a pair of condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Bros, of Oldham in 1927 for Elk, the last spinning mill built.

Close up of the faller and counter faller wires at the end of the winding in stroke when thecarriage was closest to the frame. Also we can see the drafting rollers, with the leather covered upper roller on the lower fluted iron rollers.
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Masson Mill: No restrictions on photography Contact Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills
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Camera location53° 06′ 46.8″ N, 1° 33′ 41.76″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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