by Myra McKay | Apr 3, 2024 | News
As you will know, we found this winter, that we needed more work done to the boiler than we expected. Although we had expected there to be work needed on the boiler and we had provisionally booked qualified welders to come and do the work, unfortunately the work could...
by Tony Nixon | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Winter Boiler Maintenance In December the annual boiler inspection revealed that there was some corrosion inside the fire tube around the joints which needed to be addressed. Unfortunately, the work has taken longer than expected. This means that we will be unable...
by Myra McKay | Aug 14, 2023 | News
The second Pickles clock in its new position at Bancroft Mill overlooking the engine. Johnny Pickles was a local mechanical engineer. He began his working career as an apprentice to Henry Brown as a machinist and engineer in Earby. He went on to serve in various other...
by Myra McKay | Aug 14, 2023 | News
Close up of the base of the chimney So how many bricks are in the chimney? Funnily enough we don’t know an exact number. The chimney is built with multiple thicknesses of brickwork at the bottom. As the chimney gets higher, the number of thicknesses decreases as...
by Myra McKay | Jul 21, 2023 | News
One of the first things you notice as you approach the Bancroft Museum must be the chimney, the sheer size of it towering above the mill. Visitors often have many questions to ask, some are easier than others to answer, but I will try to answer some here. If you want...
by Myra McKay | Mar 18, 2023 | News
Getting the fire going I thought for the first series of blogs, we could look at what goes on behind the scenes. As many of you know, the engines run on steam power. Unfortunately we cannot just make steam and run the engines, its a bit more complicated than that....
