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Forum: Heritage and History 14-12-2009, 12:28

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. Is that enormous eyesore still standing?

Forum: Heritage and History 12-12-2009, 18:03

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. I had to chuckle at that.:D The Waterside (puddleside) flats haven't been a success either. I suppose they have demolished in the interests of safety, but redeveloping the site will undoubtedly be...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-12-2009, 19:28

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. I find it difficult to raise any feeling for this demolition other than good riddance. My grandparents on both sides were weavers. My dad was a tackler, and my mother was a weaver. I had an uncle...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-12-2009, 18:01

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. Glad to see that someone else besides me thinks that the times of the Industrial Revolution were not 'glory days'. The work in those mills was only one shade paler than slavery. Industrial...

Forum: Heritage and History 09-12-2009, 12:52

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. I suppose it wil drop pretty rapid when they start the process - get your skates on :D

Forum: Heritage and History 05-12-2009, 21:54

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. Wednesday is 'half day closing' so there will be less disruption to trading from road closures

Forum: Heritage and History 20-11-2009, 13:09

Replies: 249 Woodnook mill. Views: 17,856 Posted By MargaretR Re: Woodnook mill. Property developers are strapped for cash at the moment so I can't see anything getting built in the near future. It will just be left derelict - another place for 'travellers' to park.

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