OneGuyFromBarlick

What was it and where?

A deathly hush.....

Is it County Brook?

No China but you're right in suspecting it was in our general neck of the woods (It's been demolished). Not near, but not too far away.

Barley? I can't remember the name of the mill. Was it Narrowgates or something like that?

Good memory, Narrowgates was one of the mills at Barley. But that's the wrong Mill...

I thought of treadwheels but discarded the idea because the wheels in the image look too narrow - it would be a tight squeeze to get two men in a wheel. Also the wheels are very large and I doubted two men per wheel would be powerful enough to keep them turning fast enough to move a crane about or hoist big loads. And you couldn't get a horse into the wheels.

It's difficult. I'll give a clue. It was once reputed to be the biggest waterwheel in the North of England.
[Just realised that you were talking about the crane Peter.... Never mind, a clue was needed.]

Last guess. Was it at Pateley Bridge? Didn't someone move it to preserve it at Masson Mills or am I getting my stories mixed up?

Sorry China. One last good clue that might help. It drove a paper mill. If you don't get it I'll come clean.

It was too difficult. This was the water wheel at a paper mill at Skyreholme (LINK)

Next one?

The link is very interesting. I'm surprised paper/board-making was carried out in such a remote area.

There was quite a bit in the Pool/Otley area China.



Another bloody watermill! What was this and where?

That looks familiar, I'm sure we've had buildings with similar shaped roofs on here. I'll get my thinking head on.

Gunpowder?

Too easy wasn't it, almost in your backyard at one time. Waltham Abbey in Essex, the Royal Gunpowder Mills. Well done.
Now I have to think of another.....

And while Stanley's thinking. What's this about and where is it (local)

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Was it where the cannon was near Burnley Grammar School?

Stanley wrote: ↑03 Feb 2021, 03:04 Waltham Abbey in Essex, the Royal Gunpowder Mills......

Curses - that's what I thought immediately I saw it, since I visited the place summer before last. Didn't pursue it because I thought it too much of a coincidence. They had a WW11 re enactment thing going on. Might have some pics somewhere. Moral - don't underestimate 'spooky' .

Gloria wrote: ↑03 Feb 2021, 09:50 Was it where the cannon was near Burnley Grammar School?

Yes the corner piece of the Old Grammar School. The junction of Colne Rd / Church St and Bankparade, the area was known as the Cannons. Can You add anything for some bonus points?

The cannons were melted down for the war effort.

The cannons were taken away as part of the war effort but there is a whisper they finished up in someones back yard. 9½ bonus points.
The full story is here.
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I’d heard at one time that they were taken to Townley.

Fascinating! Surely nobody would melt down wonderful objects like those?



What is it?

Big gun?