Lowerhouse Mill, Burnley

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iBase ID

238086

Reference identifier

EBU20130318009

Title

Lowerhouse Mill, Burnley

Place

Burnley

General notes

The mill was built in c1836 by local industrialists, the Dugdale brothers. The family dominated the area, constructing a number of facilities for the local residents and mill workers. The mill prospered until the depression in the late 1920's. The business was placed into receivership and was later taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation. They had little success in reviving the mill and it closed for good in 1933, before demolition began three years later.

This particular photograph shows the exterior of the mill after a fire in 1887.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Original image size

13.8 x 9.3

Year of image

c1888

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Locator

M31: Lowerhouse

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