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Ivy Road in Bolton
At its junction with Chorley Old Road.
Image: © philandju
Taken: 26 Jun 2017
0.06 miles
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Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house (not visible as its round the back) housed a large Musgrave horizontal mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.06 miles
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Chorley Old Road (B6226)
Heading north west approaching junction with Mornington Road.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 28 Mar 2015
0.06 miles
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Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house (not visible as its round the back) housed a large Musgrave horizontal mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.07 miles
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Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
Seen from Bute Street. One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house contained a large Musgrave horizontal twin tandem compound mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.07 miles
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Bute Street, Bolton
Typical Victoria workers' houses in Bolton. I am sure this is what Tony Warren had in mind when thinking up Coronation Street some 60 years ago. Its real-life counterpart is still to be found in the 21st century.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.09 miles
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Atlas Nos 8 & 6 Mills, Bolton
On the right is Atlas No. 8 Mill. Built in 1866 as Shipton Mill and initially occupied by James Whittaker and Son. Became Atlas No. 8 Mills, part of the Musgrave empire, by sometime after 1900. By the 1930s it was in use by an engineering company and is now apartments. No. 6 Mill and its large projecting engine house is across the road crossing the bottom of the street.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.09 miles
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Bute Street and Atlas No. 8 Mill, Bolton
On the left is Atlas No. 8 Mill. Built in 1866 as Shipton Mill and initially occupied by James Whittaker and Son. Became Atlas No. 8 Mills, part of the Musgrave empire, by sometime after 1900. By the 1930s it was in use by an engineering company and is now apartments.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.09 miles
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Shops on Chorley Old Road (B6226)
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 28 Mar 2015
0.10 miles
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Atlas No. 6 Mill, Bolton
One of 8 Atlas Mills. This one was built in 1887 for cotton spinning by John Musgrave and Sons and is now owned by a building supplies company. The large projecting engine house housed a large Musgrave horizontal mill engine and its barring engine is now on display in the Bolton Steam museum nearby.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 4 Mar 2012
0.10 miles