Surviving spinning mills in Shaw
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Surviving spinning mills in Shaw
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 Feb 2023
Three large multi-storey cotton spinning mills can be seen. These were all originally steam powered. They are, from left to right, Lilac, Duke and Briar. Duke is for sale but Lilac and Briar are part of a distribution centre for N Brown Group.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.575496
Longitude
-2.088761