Ashton Frost engine
 

Just to add a little bit more history:

The cog wheel is part of the Ashton Frost engine which used to be in Primrose Mill Church. It was built in 1884, a cross-compound horizontal steam engine capable of driving 400 Lancashire looms through gears and line shaftings.It was quite something. A chappie from the Northern Mill Engine Society spoke to the History society last year mentioned it. When the mill closed, the History society and the Civic Society fought for it to be saved, but it was left to rot away in some of the grounds of Haworth Park. The rest of it can be seen by the gate into the park at the back of the coach house, there is a pile there of the other parts. Maybe the cog wheel was the only part that was still worth preserving.

Re: The Cog Wheel has a name!
 

If they did that then they'd only stick it in an obvious central Church focal point like a Great Harwood back alley!

Re: The Cog Wheel has a name!
 

It would probably be impossible to reassemble the engine. As Atarah said the cog wheel is probably the only part they were able to salvage out of a pile of rusting metal. And judging by the state of it already it won't be long before that rusts away from under its coat of paint.

Re: The Cog Wheel has a name!
 

Was calling in Council Offices today and spotted the sign on the Ashton Wheel. Notice its NOT dated, so dont know how long the official sign has been there. Bit naughty that, signs SHOULD be dated.

Re: The Cog Wheel has a name!
 

A cog wheel was always referred to by that name, it being one of the smaller gear wheels that meshed with the bigger gear wheels.
Tha's ony bin an engineer for 10 years !, I started my apprenticeship at Lang Bridges in 1945, thats 65 years ago, smaller geared wheels were called cogs then, so its nowt new.

Retlaw

Re: The Cog Wheel has a name!
 

16 years, he posted that comment in 2004.:D