Dolphinholme Worsted Mill
Dolphinholme Worsted Mill is a textile mill located in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire. The Worsted Spinning Mill was built in 1795 by Thomas Hinde (junior), a slave trader who had followed his father, Thomas Hinde (senior), into that business before establishing the mill. Samuel Clegg installed gas lighting in the mill in 1811. The remains of this are considered the oldest remnants of a water-filled gas holder tank.
In 2020 the remains of the building received scheduled monument status.
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References
- ^ "Thomas Hinde". www.ucl.ac.uk. Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Remains of World's Earliest Surviving Gasworks Now Protected | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted Mil (1466557)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2021.