Butts Basin, Leigh
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Butts Basin, Leigh
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 23 May 2021
In 1845 this basin served a flour mill [where the brick building is] and lime kilns [beyond the shrubs].
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Image Location
Latitude
53.491798
Longitude
-2.497949