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.
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.
Gallery
File:Plan of Dolphinholme Mill.png, Plan of the mill
File:Dolphinholme Mill (1810s).png, Section diagram
See also
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Scheduled monuments in Lancashire
References
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Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre
Former textile mills in the United Kingdom
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire
Textile mills in Lancashire