Five Weirs Walk River Don, Yorkshire



sandersons weir


sanderson s weir provided water upper hammer, on south side of river, converted attercliffe slitting mill in 1746. 1802 described being in decayed state, , dam , goit filled in 1818. weir supplied nether hammer on north side of river, first recorded in 1580s. forge sold in 1869, 1 part midland railway, , other sandersons, had 6 water wheels in 1895, works running on steam power 1907. in addition weir, head goit still visible, passing under railway twice, disappear culverted drain. brightside weir supplied corn mill before 1383 until 1690. 2 cutlers wheels added in 1706, , works had become forge 1789. 4 wheels recorded in 1895, , set of tilt hammers site rescued , moved abbeydale industrial hamlet. hadfields weir final weir on stretch, supplied parker wheel initially, , paper mill 1750s. @ various times there 2 flour mills, 2 forges , rolling mill. precise location of works difficult trace, river has been straightened below weir, weir can seen meadowhall shopping centre.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

History Swan Lake

Medical vaporizers Vaporizer (inhalation device)

Proto-Slavic Loanwords in Serbian