Fur Lane, Greenfield
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Fur Lane, Greenfield by Michael Fox as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Fur Lane, Greenfield
Image: © Michael Fox Taken: 2 Dec 2010
One of many erstwhile faemer-weavers' cottages in Saddleworth. Prominent are the "weavers' lights", allowing the maximum light into the room where handlooms would have been situated. Behind is the war memorial on Pots and Pans Hill. This dominating and poignant feature was built in 1923.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.539666
Longitude
-1.998905