Episode 21 - Steam power at Stott Park Bobbin Mill in Cumbria

Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 5 a.m.

At Stott Park Bobbin Mill on the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria, we meet site manager Michael Callaghan and historic property supervisor Tracy Shaw to discover the story of this unique industrial heritage site.\n\nWe reveal what life would have been like for the \u2018Bobbin Boys\u2019 who worked here, the secrets of producing the perfect bobbin and the challenges of maintaining the mill as they fire up their repaired steam-powered boiler.\n\nTo plan a visit to see it yourself, go to https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stottpark\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices