Old Mill Workers Houses at Brooksbottoms
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Old Mill Workers Houses at Brooksbottoms
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 17 Dec 2006
In 1885 many rows of red brick houses were built for the mill workers at Brooksbottoms. The initial rent for these houses was four shillings equivalent to 20p by today's money. Many of these houses have been modernised and as you can see are in use today. For a full recorded fascinating history of the Brooksbottoms and Summerseat area click on http://web.archive.org/web/20120403223316/http://summerseat.ourwardfamily.com/about_summerseat.htm
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53.631914
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