The Ellenroad Trust has a real commitment to the preservation of heritage and great deal to be proud of. The mill is well worth a visit. Their obvious affection for industrial steam on a grand scale is infectious and I’m sure,funding permitting, they will be there for many years to come.
My only regret is that I never got to see the Brittania Coconut Dancers, who have to be the scariest looking morris dancers I have ever come across – Ah well, next time.
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The Ellenroad Engine House is a scheduled National Historic Monument and open and in steam the first Sunday of the month except January.
Visit them at:
Elizabethan Way, Newhey, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4LE.
http://www.ellenroad.org.uk
image Attributions:
The Second Ellenroad Mill – The ring mill at the time of its closure By Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3290482
Fred dibnah By trainsandstuff – http://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/2943169360/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45303743