Former weavers' cottages Ridings Lane, Golcar
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Former weavers' cottages Ridings Lane, Golcar
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 11 Dec 2010
The closely spaced top floor windows are typical of weavers' cottages and hand looms would be housed on the top floor with the windows providing good natural light. Golcar has a large collection of such buildings and the Colne Valley Museum is housed in one such range.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.638902
Longitude
-1.85764