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Droylsden and Audenshaw
Jill Cronin
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Description for Droylsden and Audenshaw
Paperback. Once part of Lancashire, Droylsden and Audenshaw are now part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Manchester. The varied histories of both towns see the transition from farming to an industrial community. With over 200 photographs, this book gives us a glimpse of the streets of the two towns and the people who lived there, at work and leisure. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Once part of Lancashire, Droylsden and Audenshaw are now part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Manchester. The varied histories of both towns see the transition from farming to an industrial community. Droylsden is still home to the James Robertson's Jam Factory and, until recently, the Christy Fairfield cotton mills, which produced the first machine woven towels in the world. Audenshaw also has an illustrious industrial history including hatting, coal mining and the manufacturing of sewing machines as well as the production of cotton. People and places of note include the eighteenth-century Moravian community at Fairfield, in Droylsden, with its enclosed ... Read more
Once part of Lancashire, Droylsden and Audenshaw are now part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Manchester. The varied histories of both towns see the transition from farming to an industrial community. Droylsden is still home to the James Robertson's Jam Factory and, until recently, the Christy Fairfield cotton mills, which produced the first machine woven towels in the world. Audenshaw also has an illustrious industrial history including hatting, coal mining and the manufacturing of sewing machines as well as the production of cotton. People and places of note include the eighteenth-century Moravian community at Fairfield, in Droylsden, with its enclosed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Images of England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752410685
SKU
V9780752410685
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