Higher Audley Street Spinnig 003
b22649. Higher Audley Street Mill showing the interior of this ring spinning mill. . The mill was built in 1864-65. In 1926 it had 32,496 ring spindles and employed 300 hands. The mill closed in 1959 by the Cotton Industry Act. Both the spinning and weaving sheds were demolished in the 1970's. Photograph taken 1941. M. 31 Hig.
Image details
| Image Height | 515 |
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| Image Width | 640 |
| Image Copyrights | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Image Location | Blackburn Library |
| Date | 1941-1950 |
| Image Format | Photographs - Black & White |
| Place | Blackburn |
| Subjects | Cotton Spinning and Weaving |
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