Urban District Council Chain of Office

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iBase ID

230965

Reference identifier

HAC24042010061

Title

Urban District Council Chain of Office

Place

Oswaldtwistle

Personal names

J W Hill

General notes

J W Hill was Chairman of the UDC 1948 - 1950.

User feedback:

'The fob shows James Hargreaves' "Spinning Jenny", a machine which revolutionised the cotton spinning industry. Hargreaves was born in 1720 in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, in the house with the blue plaque (formerly Stanhill Post Office) next to the Memorial Garden.'

27/04/2024.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

21.3 x 15.0

Locator

Accrington: H02/P565 accession 6858

Subjects

Place Names > Oswaldtwistle

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