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Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, located on Wiseman Street in Lancashire, is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with textile manufacturing in the region. The engine house housed the steam machinery necessary to power the mill's operations during the height of Lancashire's cotton industry. The surviving structure represents the mechanical infrastructure of the Industrial Revolution period, when steam engines became essential to large-scale textile production. The designation as an ancient monument reflects its significance as a representative example of industrial heritage from this transformative period in British manufacturing history.
Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005084. View the official record →
Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, located on Wiseman Street in Lancashire, is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with textile manufacturing in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005084.
Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ice house at Towneley Hall (2.4 km), Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm (3 km), Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position (4 km).
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