STEEPLEJACK'S CORNER 2012

[Stanley]

[Stanley]

Woodhouse chimney at Todmorden in 1977 before Peter Tatham took the upper brick section off.

[Stanley]

The detatched chimney which served Dura Mill at Facit where Robert bought the boiler for Padiham.

[Stanley]

Era and Moss stacks in Rochdale in 1979.

[Stanley]

Bent chimney at Valley Mills Bacup in 1987.

[Steeplejerk]

Woodhouse chimney was amusing when the top dog came out as Robert got to the top,all captured by BBC2

[Stanley]

I remember when Daniel and I went to watch Peter laddering it to take the extension off. We were standing talking but Peter said he had to get up there to finish laddering while the ice was holding the bricks together. The brick section was rotten and we could hear bricks tumbling down as Peter cut his dog holes and drove the dog wood in. He told me afterwards that he was glad when he had it off.



A snatched pic of a hairy moment when Peter was dropping Salford Destructor stack in 1978. It had CI top and oversiller and as they were working two complete sections came loose and dropped off. Peter felt it going and warned the lads, Higgy and Andrew and they froze while the top rocked a bit.
What was the name of that other bent stack down the valley near Riggs gardening centre? Peter told me that it was annoying because if you put a round chisel down it rolled and tried to escape.

[Steeplejerk]

"Jubilee mills",Walsden near Todmorden,both chimneys are still there as far as i know,and one is still as bent as it was ,doesnt seem to have got any worse over the years,apart from the trees growing from it..

[Stanley]

Thanks for that Tom, I have a blank spot about that stack for some reason. Parhaps because I was always fully occupied with passport control at Walsden.
Who's on Bancroft stack?

[Stanley]

Clayton Aniline stack on its way out.

[Stanley]

1988. The stack at Rawtenstall with the gallery on it. Is it still there?

[Stanley]

Ross mill at Bacup in 1978.

[Stanley]

Ross mill fire. What date was this?

[Stanley]

Ross Mill chimney felling. Who did it?

[Steeplejerk]

Hardmans chimney at Rawtenstall is still there and Ronnie Goggins dropped the Ross mill stack..

[Stanley]

Thanks for that Tom.... But who's on Bancroft?



Ross mill in 1978. Longest rope race in the country.

[blokman]

Glad to find you again, Stanley, Tom and the rest, appreciate viewing the photos again Stanley...superb!!

[Stanley]

Nice to see you back on. SC has lost it's steam, I think the lads think all the stories have been told but there are a lot still out there so I thought I'd keep the topic alive with the pics. We lost most of them when the old site went down. Still, it's staring to get page views again. If anyone has a pic or a story, get on the topic and post them, it isn't a private club!



Jacko, Norman and the driver at Ellenroad, 1985

[Bodger]

Tom, has this owt to do wi thee ?, scroll to bottom story.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bi ... --1----0--

[Stanley]

He must have read 'The Lancashire Steeplejack' for the fight story. (LINK) Than there is 'Steeplejack's Adventures' (LINK)

[Stanley]

Ellenroad in 1985 before Norman started on it.

[blokman]

Thanks Stanley, just been so busy getting the gallery picture framers up and running and regretfully had little time to paint!!

[Stanley]

Glad you are still painting!



First blow was to start demolishing the outbuildings. The office was the first to go.

[Stanley]

Ellenroad after the fire in 1919. We were going to go back to this and even further.....

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Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick, demolition in 1981.