Cotton in Ashton

Tameside Libraries & Arts Committee, 1987

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Godley Books

(Hyde, United Kingdom)

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Details

Year of publication

1987

ISBN

0904506142

Place of printing

Ashton-u-Lyne

Author

Haynes, Ian

Publishers

Tameside Libraries & Arts Committee

Size

11.75 x 8.25 inches

Keyword

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, Manchester, Tameside

Binding description

Soft Cover

Dust jacket

State of preservation

New

Languages

English

Binding

Softcover

Inscribed

First edition

Description

Brand new book. 55pp. Very well illustrated and with maps drawn by Ian Haynes who lives in the area, whose parents worked in the cotton mills and who developed an interest in the local cotton industry over a number of years. A comprehensive history of all the cotton mills in Ashton under Lyne in Lancashire, about 10 miles east of Manchester, this book also provides a general survey of the development of the cotton industry in the town. Many of the mills and their workers are illustrated. The book deals with the mills established over a number of periods, from before 1805 to 1907. The book is invaluable for children doing school projects, as well as for anyone interested in the industrial history of Ashton. It also provides a vivid reminder for anyone who remembers Ashton's past as a cotton town.