Backbarrow, The Village c.1965
Photo ref:
B681009
Photo ref:
B681009
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Backbarrow Cotton Mill was notorious for its cruel treatment of the children who worked there. Originally it was a corn mill, and then a paper mill, before becoming a cotton mill. Later, it was to become an ultramarine works. Backbarrow also had an ironworks, one of the oldest in the country.
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Memories of Backbarrow, the Village c1965
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I stayed in Backbarrow for several days at the Whitewater Hotel which has been converted from a former mill building by the river. The lobby of this lovely "spa hotel" has display cabinets of memorabilia from its industrial heyday in the last century which was interesting and I recommend a visit. My wife Elizabeth and I used this as a base to explore nearby Windermere ...see more
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