Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy

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History & significance

Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a nineteenth-century industrial site located in Lancashire that represents the specialised manufacture of bobbins and spools for the textile industry. The mill complex comprises the principal bobbin mill building, two associated mill ponds that powered the water-driven machinery, and the remains of an earlier smithy that served the industrial operation. Dating from the mid-nineteenth century, the site exemplifies the rural industrial economy of northern England, whereby water power was harnessed to drive production in remote locations away from major urban centres. The mill ponds and their associated infrastructure remain visible as earthworks, demonstrating the hydraulic engineering required to support sustained mechanical production during the industrial period.

Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014936. View the official record →

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