Clearly a mill town. In the foreground is Pallis House and to its left smoke from a train in the cutting and above the smoke Holme House. On the left hillside Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel and dominant in the top centre Foster Mill.
Woodhouse Mill was built in 1832 and spun cotton for a century until the Depression halted production. It remained empty for 50 years until it was bought by an enthusiast who planned an industrial heritage centre, but restoration was halted by the…
This small mill is situated next to the Rochdale Canal and is now a private residence. It appears to have been used for a variety of purposes including by Richard H. Ingham as a woollen mill or warehouse as well as by a size manufacturer (size is a…
Woodhouse Mill was built in 1832 and spun cotton for a century until the Depression halted production. It remained empty for 50 years until it was bought by an enthusiast who planned an industrial heritage centre, but restoration was halted by the…
The lock on the Rochdale Canal prior to its restoration. It was Grade ll listed in 1984. Where the man and child are walking the canal is carried over the River Calder on an aqueduct.