Town Hall Square, Great Harwood
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Town Hall Square, Great Harwood
Image: © philandju Taken: 21 Aug 2017
The monument is erected to the memory of John Mercer of Great Harwood. Mercer invented the process known as mercerisation which strengthens cotton threads and gives them a lustrous appearance and has been much used in the manufacture of cotton and other textile goods.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.785606
Longitude
-2.408234