Leigh Spinners, Park lane, Leigh
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Leigh Spinners, Park lane, Leigh
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 14 Aug 1980
No.2 Mill on the left houses a 1800 horsepower cross compound mill engine built in 1925 and housed in the section with tall windows just in front of the chimney. Seeing this was a real 21st birthday treat.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.493167
Longitude
-2.493142