Another interesting camera club outing took us to Ellenroad Engine House Steam Museum near Rochdale. It contains the world's largest working steam mill-engine, as well as various other pieces of machinery that originally powered a cotton mill. It was a pity that on the day it wasn't working because of some problem with the water though I suspect if it had been I would have found the noise difficult to cope with. There was plenty to see and lots to photograph anyway. It was nearly impossible to take a decent photo of the whole of the huge machines though I found the detail fascinating. I restricted myself to using only a square format and intended to convert most of them to black and white but I really like the richness of the colour images.
Only the engine house and chimney now remain, as the mill itself was demolished in 1982.
I love the way you've isolated these small, but telling, details showing the way that the Victorian engineers added little artistic flourishes to a functional piece of machinery.
ReplyDeleteI love the way that you have picked out the detail, a bit like you did recently on your ‘noticing’ post. You ‘zoom in’ on things so well! And I love the way that you’ve presented the photos, showing off everything to its best! Enjoy your weekend! Sal 😁
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful details, beautifully shot.
ReplyDeleteWhat great colors, so rich on functional pieces of iron!
ReplyDeleteI'd find a visit here fascinating.
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