Preston Cotton Mills
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Description: History of the textile mills in Preston, UK, which began with factory based cloth finishing in 1777, and came to a halt with the closure of the Courtaulds rayon mill in 1981.
Photo of a typical weaving shed. Taken at Cotton coupled with steam was the transformer of the north west of England that moved the balance of the population from the country to the town, introduced industrialisation and changed the social order. It eventually created a region of some wealth and amenity for the time with large trophy buildings like Blackpool Tower being said to be 'built on cotton', as could be said of many of Preston's most iconic buildings.
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| Page title: | Cotton in Preston |
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| Description: | the cotton industry in Preston and the surrounding area |
| IP-address: | 62.128.158.34 |