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Bob Dobson · 14-03-2017, 10:04

Many of Accrington's early industrialists had connections with Whalley, which in the early days of the Industrial Revolution was a centre of learning, particularly in the field of chemistry. It was an "Athens of the North"

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Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Re: Jean Lord Many of Accrington's early industrialists had connections with Whalley, which in the early days of the Industrial Revolution was a centre of learning, particularly in the field of chemistry. It was an "Athens of the North"