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==Kettleshulme==
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{{TMtr|Lumbhole Mill || SJ 9882 8038 {{Coord|53.3203|-2.0192|display=inline|format=dms}} <ref name=call163 />||The mill was built in 1797 and heightened in 1815 then destroyed by fire in 1822 and rebuilt. It was powered by a cast iron suspension 7.6m diameter by 1.7m water wheel working in conjunction with a beam engine, The current combination dates from c 1835, though a 10 hp engine was in place in 1816, when Lumbhole mill was being used for silk manufacture by George Brocklehurst. Later it converted to cotton and was known for the production of candlewick by the Sheldon family. The mill was four storey, {{convert|30|yd |m}} by {{convert|11|yd |m}}, it was built from Millstone Grit and had a Queen Post Truss roof |File:Lumb Hole Mill. - geograph.org.uk - 681267.jpg }}
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