Here we take a look at the mills through the ages, for decades a focal point for the town's massive cotton industry, but latterly a sad shadow of their former selves.
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Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s.
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Cotton bales arriving at Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s.
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Workers at Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s.
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A section of the listed Eckersley Mill site being demolished, off Swan Meadow Road, Wigan - May 2021.
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