Mitchell & Kenyon.
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Eric Mc said:
Lovely stuff.
I have to say the sight of seeing people strolling comfortably and without care along car free city streets was quite nice to see. Although there did seem to be an awful lot of horsey doings about.
Isn't it fantastic?
Only saw the news report on Thursday night and one or two local reports since but recorded the prog for digestation tomorrow.
Mind you, did you notice the Edwardian chav, queuing (I think) at the factory gate who, on seeing the camera, flicked an aggressive vee?
Excellent television.
I live inbetween Blackburn and Preston, and work in Wigan. My great grandfather was a mill owner, so it was a really fascinating program with more than a little personal relevance.
It is amazing how much of the architecture remains, given the complete collapse of of the cotton industry.
There are loads of mills still around.
What has completely disappeared is evidence of the coal mining industry. There are a few grassy slag heaps, but all of the pit heads, with the spinning spoked wheels, have disappeared.
Only twenty years ago, Wigan and Leigh was littered with working pits, but they've all disappeared.
Cheers
Pat
I live inbetween Blackburn and Preston, and work in Wigan. My great grandfather was a mill owner, so it was a really fascinating program with more than a little personal relevance.
It is amazing how much of the architecture remains, given the complete collapse of of the cotton industry.
There are loads of mills still around.
What has completely disappeared is evidence of the coal mining industry. There are a few grassy slag heaps, but all of the pit heads, with the spinning spoked wheels, have disappeared.
Only twenty years ago, Wigan and Leigh was littered with working pits, but they've all disappeared.
Cheers
Pat
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