Oxford Mills
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Oxford Mills
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 24 Aug 2015
Oxford Mills, alongside the Ashton Canal was built in 1845 by Thomas Mason. During the Cotton Famine of the 1860s, his son, Hugh Mason, kept the workforce employed at his own expense. The 1.32 acre site comprises of a number of buildings of differing ages and sizes adapted over the years to meet the specialist needs of the laundry on site, together with a large tarmacadam yard used for parking by delivery and service vehicles is presently (August 2015) for sale.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479489
Longitude
-2.103477