Leigh Spinners Ltd
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leigh Spinners Ltd by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 25 Jun 2016
A double mill still in use for making substitute grass. Mill No. 2 is on the left with its engine house containing a 1925 cross compound steam engine. Mill No. 1 is just seen on the right with its domed stair tower. The chimney is the only full height chimney with oversailing cap left in Leigh. The Bridgewater Canal is in the foreground.
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