<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Street_Mill" class="extiw" title="w:Queen Street Mill">Queen Street Mill</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harle_Syke" class="extiw" title="w:Harle Syke">Harle Syke</a>, a suburb to the north-east of Burnley, Lancashire, was built in 1894 for the Queen Street Manufacturing Company. It closed on 12 March 1982 and was mothballed, but was subsequently taken over by Burnley Borough Council and used as a museum. In the 1990s ownership passed to Lancashire Museums. Unique in being the world's only surviving steam-driven <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/weaving_shed" class="extiw" title="w:weaving shed">weaving shed</a>.
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Cross shaft bearing with oil drip tray clipped to cast iron gutter beam in a north lit shed, carrying a cross shaft. Looking south, the gutter beams have a cast iron tie rod. Suspended here are the electrical radiant heaters that the museum uses instead of streaming.
Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent.
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>