Top o'th Lane (formerly Workhouse Lane), Brindle

Top o'th Lane (formerly Workhouse Lane), Brindle
Top o'th Lane (formerly Workhouse Lane), Brindle
Top o'th Lane (formerly Workhouse Lane), Brindle
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Top o'th Lane (formerly Workhouse Lane), Brindle
Brindle
Top o'th Lane Farm on left. Cottages originally built for quarry workers on right. Tyson House in the distance. The workhouse was up a stony lane (now footpath to Holt Lane) opposite Tyson House.
The two boys on the right were killed at Passchendaele in 1917.

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'Top o' th' Lane cottages were originally built for rent by a number of private landlords around 1800 mainly for handloom weavers (hence the 'loom rooms') though there were some quarry workers there as well. Detailed research - "Top o' th' Lane, the Workhouse and the Weavers." available as pdf file on request.' 21/09/2023.
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