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Rag Trade Photos by David Williams 2006 |
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Batley Photos David Williams, 2006
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Machells' Brothers Mill, (manufacturers of Shoddy and mungo, established 1856) on the Bradford Road, Dewsbury. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Rag sorting offices on the Bradford Road, with three different owners, represented by three different building styles, with each trying to outdo the other! (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Another view of one of the above buildings. Established 1866 according to the medallion over the main door. |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Another view of one of the above buildings. |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 The Municipal Buildings, Dewsbury, from Liddle's Carpark on the Bradford Road. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Newsomes' "red Brick Mill" on the Bradford Road, Batley Carr. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 The Wash House behind the Red Brick Mill. (Alan Farrar) |
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Rag warehouses off the Bradford Road, Batley Carr (note the crane for lifting bales of rags) (Alan Farrar) |
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Back Station Road, Batley, with mill offices. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Back of building shown above - now a listed building. Note the lift shaft. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Union Mills viaduct, Batley (Alan Farrar) |
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Rag warehouses, Back Station Road, Batley (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Rag warehouses, Back Station Road, Batley (Alan Farrar) |
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Remains of the goods station, Batley, where trains loaded with rags arrived. The rags were quickly transshipped to the sorting sheds opposite. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Station Road, Batley. Note the setts - especially on the right as you look on the cobbled street, for the horse drawn carts to halt. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Thornpark House, Station Road, Batley with warehousing to rear. (Alan Farrar) |
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Victoria Beck, which leads to Howley Beck, which in turn leads to the River Calder. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Victoria Mill, Batley. (Alan Farrar) |
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| Photo by David Williams 2006 Jessops' Mill, Batley, owned at one time I believe by the Taylors. (Alan Farrar) |
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Close up of the Bats next to Jessops Mill. (Alan Farrar) |
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