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Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch Waterfall, Healey Dell Nature Reserve, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, North West England
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Printed on high quality Fuji Crystal archive paper with a semi-matt finish.
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This small waterfall can be found just upstream from the Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch in the Healy Dell nature reserve. This location is fairly easy to access. Park on Station Road and follow the sign to the Fairies Chapel but instead of taking the right turn down to the gorge, carry on and eventually you see this waterfall to you right just before the ruins of Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch. There is then a little bit of scrambling along the water’s edge to access the ledge from which this shot was taken.
The Healey Dell nature reserve, a local beauty spot and wildlife sanctuary, is a fantastic location for landscape photography. The main attraction, the Fairies Chapel gorge within the dell is well worth a visit. The dell is also a site of industrial archaeological interest. It is about 2 miles from Rochdale town centre on the way to Whitworth and Bacup. Over thousands of years The River Spodden has carved its way through the woodlands creating naturally formed waterfalls such as this one. A disused 1800s railway line is now used as a nature trail, including a 100-foot-high viaduct with views across the dell.
Early into the Industrial Revolution many mills were water powered. Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch was built in 1676 and was a fulling mill. As the cloth manufactured here was wool (rather than cotton), it needed to go through the fulling process to make it wearable. The Fulling process (also known as the Tucking process) consists of the closing together of the threads of newly woven woollen fabric with the assistance of soap or acid liquor, with the end purpose of producing a grease free cloth of the correct thickness for future use, including dying. The fulling process can be done using manpower or steam power however the use of water power is more efficient. Fulling stocks were large wooden hammers used for part of the process of fulling (or thickening) and cleaning woven cloth by matting the surface texture. The fulling stocks in the Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch were once driven by a huge 10.5m waterwheel.
The Healey Dell nature reserve, a local beauty spot and wildlife sanctuary, is a fantastic location for landscape photography. The main attraction, the Fairies Chapel gorge within the dell is well worth a visit. The dell is also a site of industrial archaeological interest. It is about 2 miles from Rochdale town centre on the way to Whitworth and Bacup. Over thousands of years The River Spodden has carved its way through the woodlands creating naturally formed waterfalls such as this one. A disused 1800s railway line is now used as a nature trail, including a 100-foot-high viaduct with views across the dell.
Early into the Industrial Revolution many mills were water powered. Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch was built in 1676 and was a fulling mill. As the cloth manufactured here was wool (rather than cotton), it needed to go through the fulling process to make it wearable. The Fulling process (also known as the Tucking process) consists of the closing together of the threads of newly woven woollen fabric with the assistance of soap or acid liquor, with the end purpose of producing a grease free cloth of the correct thickness for future use, including dying. The fulling process can be done using manpower or steam power however the use of water power is more efficient. Fulling stocks were large wooden hammers used for part of the process of fulling (or thickening) and cleaning woven cloth by matting the surface texture. The fulling stocks in the Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch were once driven by a huge 10.5m waterwheel.