Google Earth image of walker works.
Posted by ian on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Google Earth image of the location of the Walker works at Conisborough.
Above is Conisborough Castle with the River Don, that powered the walkers boring mill, and transported the cannons.
At some point I will have to have a shuftie and see if there is any evidence still on the ground.
This is a sketch of Abbeydale industrial hamlet.
Showing how the river as above at conisborough was diverted along a goit then into a mill pond.
The water wheel rotated in a trench allowing for a lot power from the water to be extracted.
From the water wheel the river was returned back to its source along the tail race.
Enhanced turner sketch showing the works and Castle on the Hill.
Above is Conisborough Castle with the River Don, that powered the walkers boring mill, and transported the cannons.
At some point I will have to have a shuftie and see if there is any evidence still on the ground.
This is a sketch of Abbeydale industrial hamlet.
Showing how the river as above at conisborough was diverted along a goit then into a mill pond.
The water wheel rotated in a trench allowing for a lot power from the water to be extracted.
From the water wheel the river was returned back to its source along the tail race.
Enhanced turner sketch showing the works and Castle on the Hill.