Sankey Valley Visitor Centre
Blackbrook Road
St Helens
Merseyside
WA11 0AB

telephone: 01744 677 772

email:

Links

Lymm Slitting Mill and Gorge

www.lymm.com

A local example of the remains of a slitting mill can be found at Lymm near Warrington. This web page provides useful information about the site and how to get there.

 

Saugus Iron Works

www.nps.gov

In the USA the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (near Boston) (now an open air museum) provides some useful images of an early ironworks where slitting took place.

Acknowledgements

Interpretation of historical information on Stanley Mill contained within this site (including 3D visualisation) has been based on the site’s archaeological survey reports and the Watching Brief. These key documents have been complemented by discussions on site and additional published materials.