blackburn

Been here before but got invited by another 2 local explorers who fancied a look. Can't say i noticed if anything has changed, well apart from equipment left behind by metal thieves, must of been classy guys stealing metal from an old children's ward... Suprised threre's anything left worth...

A spinning and weaving mill built in 1856-8 by George Whiteley & Co Ltd. cotton spinners & manufacturers. The spinning factory had 30,000 mule spindles and the weaving shed 480 looms powered by a double beam engine by Woods Bros. of Sowerby Bridge. Production came to a halt in 1975 due...

Built in 1856 by George Whiteley,a spinning & weaving mill closed in 1975,also used as a leisure centre at one point..more info here..http://cottontown.org/page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=2919