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Cicely Bridge Mill 017

1988. A cold and forlorn Cicely Bridge Mill Chimney, image taken from the mill yard.rnrnClosed in 1983 as the once mighty Lancashire cotton industry, lacking essential Government support, found it increasingly difficult to compete with textile imports from countries enjoying much lower labour costs.rnDemolished in 1996, the site is now occupied by housing.

Image details

Image Height 640
Image Width 426
Image Copyrights Whalley, David
Image Location Donation/Private Collection
Date 1981-1990
Image Format Photographs - Colour
Place Blackburn
Subjects Cotton Mills
Image Collections Whalley, David