Stanhill, James Hargreaves' Cottage c.1960
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Stanhill Post Office was the home of James Hargreaves, the inventor in 1764 of the Spinning Jenny. His invention made an enormous contribution to the textile industry. He was born in Stanhill in 1720 and married and settled there; he became a handloom weaver.
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A Selection of Memories from Stanhill
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I was evacuted from the Manchester area, together with younger brother Robert in 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. We arrived in Accrinton, and were taken to a school where we waited to be billited. After we had something to eat, we were taken to Stanhill Post Office where we spent the next three years of the war. I was then 14 and had to return to Manchester, my younger brother stayed till 1945. The ...see more
Alan and Hilda Slater were my Uncle and Aunty and lived at the post office for many years and were quite possibly the funniest people I ever knew. Stanhill Post Office is reputedly haunted and Uncle Alan took every opportunity to use the story of the white lady to frighten unsuspecting guests. At one party there he pre-prepared a mock up of ladies' clothes, with wig stand complete with wig wired together, and hung on a ...see more
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