Bancroft Mill Engine Trust, Barnoldswick

Name: Bancroft Mill Engine Trust
Address: Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick, BB18 5QR, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1695 424166

#1 among attractions in Barnoldswick

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum

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Bancroft Shed was a weaving shed in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England, situated on the road to Skipton. Construction was started in 1914 and the shed was commissioned in 1920 for James Nutter & Sons Limited. The mill closed on 22 December 1978 and was demolished. The engine house, chimneys and boilers have been preserved and maintained as a working steam museum. The mill was the last steam-driven weaving shed to be constructed and the last to close. ()

Opened: 1914 (111 years ago)Coordinates: 53°54'40"N, 2°11'30"W

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Gillians LaneBarnoldswick BB18 5QR United Kingdom

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+44 1695 424166

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Bancroft Mill Engine Trust – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pendle Heritage Centre, Pendle Hill, Atom, St Mary's Church.

4 miS
Historical place, Museum
Pendle Heritage Centre, Nelson
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5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Historical place
Pendle Hill, Clitheroe
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5.7 miSE
Monuments and statues
Atom
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5.3 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church
135 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
5.2 miS
City hall
Nelson Town Hall, Nelson
133 min walk • Nelson Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Square, Nelson, Lancashire, England. The building is the headquarters for both Pendle Borough Council and Nelson Town Council.
5.8 miW
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church
149 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church is in Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the Diocese of Blackburn.
3.8 miS
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
98 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Colne in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
3.8 miS
Town
Colne
98 min walk • Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located 3 mi northeast of Nelson, 6 mi north-east of Burnley, 25 mi east of Preston and 30 mi west of Leeds.
1.6 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary le Ghyll
42 min walk • The Church of St Mary le Ghyll is in Ghyll Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with those of Holy Trinity, Barnoldswick, and St Michael, Bracewell.
1.6 miNW
Church
St Michael's Church
41 min walk • St Michael's Church is in Bracewell Lane, Bracewell, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds.
3.8 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pendle Hippodrome Theatre
98 min walk • The Pendle Hippodrome Theatre is an volunteer-run theatre in Colne, Lancashire in the north of England. It is owned by the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company, operating as Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Limited.