IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Britannia Street, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 0RB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Britannia Street, OL7 0RB by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (179 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Oxford Mills
Oxford Mills, alongside the Ashton Canal was built in 1845 by Thomas Mason. During the Cotton Famine of the 1860s, his son, Hugh Mason, kept the workforce employed at his own expense.
The 1.32 acre site comprises of a number of buildings of differing ages and sizes adapted over the years to meet the specialist needs of the laundry on site, together with a large tarmacadam yard used for parking by delivery and service vehicles is presently (August 2015) for sale.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 24 Aug 2015
0.04 miles
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Canada Geese and a narrowboat
On the Ashton Canal.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 24 Aug 2015
0.05 miles
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Mill
On the banks of the Ashton canal, you can see this sad reminder of Lancashire’s proud industrial past. Good times for the rich owners but not a paradise for the men, women and children who spent their short lives making Britain great.
Image: © Stephen Burton
Taken: 26 Jan 2006
0.06 miles
