Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 163,847 pages of information and 245,954 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Compstall, Stockport.
1838 George Andrews of Compstall Bridge invited guests to the starting of his mill's new water wheel. Made by James Lillie, it produced about 300 HP, weighed 104 tons, and was 50 ft diameter and 18 ft wide. The shaft weighed 8 tons [1]
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