Newton Silk Mill
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Newton Silk Mill
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 28 Feb 2009
Erected in 1832. Silk manufacture continued to be an alternative to cotton spinning throughout the 19th century in Newton Heath, as several of my ancestors' census returns testify.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.502227
Longitude
-2.180722