Publication Account

Date 1976

Event ID 1012922

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

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Cotton Mills. built c.1785, by Birtwhistle and Sons. The roofless ivy-coverd remains of a 3-storey mill and foundation remains of 2 other mills, with lade and wheelpit. The axle hole for the wheel of the former is clearly visible.

In Birtwhistle Street is a row of cottages of typical English design built for workers in the mills.

J R Hume 1976