Coppull Mill
Coppull Mill is a former cotton spinning mill in Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire. It was opened in 1906 by the Coppull Ring Spinning Co, followed by its sister mill, Mavis Mill in 1908. Together they employed 700 workers. The mill was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1941 and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The building is a Grade II listed building and is now used as an enterprise centre. This was a ring mill. It was driven by a 1600 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine by J & E Wood built in 1906. Its 26-foot (7.9 m) flywheel operated at 68 rpm and ran 36 ropes.
The mill before 1951 | |
Location in Chorley | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Spinning (ring mill) | |
| Location | Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire, England |
| Owner | Coppull Ring Spinning Co |
| Further ownership |
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| Coordinates | 53.6271°N 2.6615°W |
| Power | |
| Date | 1906 |
| Engine maker | J & E Wood |
| Engine type | triple-expansion four-cylinder engine |
| Valve Gear | Corliss valves |
| Cylinder diameter and throw | 19 ½"HP, 31"IP, two 34"LP X 5ft |
| rpm | 68 rpm |
| Installed horse power (ihp) | 1600iHP |
| Flywheel diameter | 26ft |
| Transmission type | rope |
| No. of ropes | 36 |
| Boiler configuration | |
| Pressure | 200psi |
| References | |
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