Playfair Street, Eagley Bank
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Playfair Street, Eagley Bank
Image: © philandju Taken: 19 Oct 2011
Probably, these houses would have been built to house workers at the nearby Eagley Mills where cotton was spun. The stone houses in Eagley Bank are a mix of small cottages, larger houses and a few more substantial dwellings, so that all grades of workers were suitably accommodated.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.61233
Longitude
-2.429081