Factory, Birkhouse Lane, North Crosland, Lockwood
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Factory, Birkhouse Lane, North Crosland, Lockwood
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 12 Jul 2007
When exploring these industrial areas one keeps coming across curious structures that seem to have survived from a previous use of the factory. In this case the factory was Birkhouse Boiler Works in 1907, and Chris Allen has informed me that the tall structure was a riveting tower.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.640348
Longitude
-1.800311