Bridge Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bridge Street by John M as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © John M Taken: 30 May 2005
A terrace of mill workers cottages dating from early 1800s. The town was developed utilising water power from the river. The cotton mill at the end of the street burnt down in the 1960s.