Newtown, Broad Street 1959
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N171065
More about this scene
The market was established in 1279 with a charter granted by Edward I, but Newtown's growth is due mainly to the application of technology to the cottage-based woollen industry. Factories were built for carding and spinning machines, and the town became a major centre for handloom weaving. Robert Owen, the social reformer, was born here and died here in 1858. The Bear Hotel seen here was one of the principal hostelries and dated from the 18th century. Sadly it is no more, having made way for a new shopping precinct, although the upper floor façade has been retained.
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