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Originally Posted by katex
It is believed that the cottages on Chequers were built for handloom weavers initially.
As to Hygiene .. no idea.
Found this from a leaflet when I went on a walk organised by HBC and the Civic Society.
Hygiene
Formerly known as Hayslacks, which could mean enclosure in the valley, slakki being a word of Norse derivation meaning valley. It is mentioned in the documents from c.1210-1230 .... 'following the hill to the south between Hindit Hill and Haislack' It is known as Hayslacks on the census 1841 until 1871 when the description of the enumeration area shows 'Hayslacks Hygiene'. How the the name Hygiene came into use is not known.
Bleach works sounds good though, Steeljack.
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Katex , not wanting to disagree with what you posted
"following the hill to the south between Hindit Hill and Haislack" if you check 'google earth' its easy to see there is no hill to the south of the Chequers/Hygiene , in fact its a clear open view over what used to be a flat field to the English Electric works,and beyond that the Dunkanhalgh area , from google earth it seems warehouses have now been built on the back field which I remember as a kid from my 'Auntie Maggie/Uncle Thurston (Smith's)' back garden .
question ... did the 'handloom' weavers die out before or after the construction of the canal , know the canal aided the mechanisation of the mills ... thanks