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Dandelion Article Archive

Dandelion owners Alan and Christine McEwen also run Sledgehammer Engineering Press from their base in Cowling, North Yorkshire. The company specialises in publishing high quality books about Britain’s industrial history. A selection of extracts and articles are published below.

Seeking The Peak District’s Millstone Curiosities
Seeking The Peak District’s Millstone Curiosities
Industrial History Articles

Seeking The Peak District’s Millstone Curiosities

Alan & Christine find many millstones lying abandoned in the Peak District.
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Monk’s Bridge, near Rimington, Clitheroe
Monk’s Bridge, near Rimington, Clitheroe
Industrial History Articles

Monk’s Bridge, near Rimington, Clitheroe

From Jaggermen’s Bridges on Packhorse Trails by Christine McEwen.
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Thorns Gill Bridge Gearstones, near Ribblehead, Ribblesdale
Thorns Gill Bridge Gearstones, near Ribblehead, Ribblesdale
Industrial History Articles

Thorns Gill Bridge Gearstones, near Ribblehead, Ribblesdale

From Jaggermen’s Bridges on Packhorse Trails by Christine McEwen.
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The Packhorse Bridge at Wycoller, near Colne, Lancashire
The Packhorse Bridge at Wycoller, near Colne, Lancashire
Industrial History Articles

The Packhorse Bridge at Wycoller, near Colne, Lancashire

An extract from "Jaggermen’s Bridges on Packhorse Trails" by Christine McEwen.
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Oxygrains Old Bridge, Rishworth, Calderdale.
Oxygrains Old Bridge, Rishworth, Calderdale
Industrial History Articles

Oxygrains Old Bridge, Rishworth, Calderdale

An extract from "Jaggermen’s Bridges on Packhorse Trails" by Christine McEwen:
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Lancashire Hill Mill Chimney Drop, Stockport
Lancashire Hill Mill Chimney Drop, Stockport
Industrial History Articles

Lancashire Hill Mill Chimney Drop, Stockport

One of the famous Fred Dibnah’s chimney drops carried out in 1989.
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Boiler Explosion at Penn Brother’s Providence Ironworks
Boiler Explosion at Penn Brother’s Providence Ironworks
Industrial History Articles

Boiler Explosion at Penn Brother’s Providence Ironworks

An account of a boiler explosion in 1906 in which two men were killed.
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Roamin’in the Gloamin’ for Scottish Industrial Treasures
Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ for Scottish Industrial Treasures
Industrial History Articles

Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ for Scottish Industrial Treasures

A photo tour of Scotland giving a flavour of what can be found...
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For more information or to purchase the any of the books mentioned above,
please visit the Sledgehammer Engineering Press Website

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