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Dist:0.2km<br/>At the junction with Ivy Bank Close. The lane joins Blackburn Road (A666) and Belmont Road (A675), but is now restricted by a no entry sign at the Blackburn Road end. Apart from a pre-first world war farmhouse and a few post-second world war houses, the houses are inter-wars, and are substantial and desirable residences.
©Phil Platt
Dist:0.2km<br/>Northland Road at the far side appears to have been blocked off but remains as a private access road.
©Bill Boaden
Dist:0.2km<br/>Though small, this green area is a pleasant haven from the A666 to the right of the scene. The low beech hedge on the right, at least 50 years old, is a fine sight in late autumn when the leaves turn brown.
©Phil Platt
Dist:0.3km<br/>Another view of this mill also known as Sir John Holden's Mill and the last cotton spinning mill to be built in Bolton. The trees obscure the lower levels and the new penthouses are perhaps a little obtrusive. As stated before, this mill used grid electricity and it never possessed a typical mill chimney, although I've noticed a little brick stack in front of the water tower that might have serviced a central heating boiler.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.3km<br/>Also known as "Sir John Holden's Mill". Built 1925-26 by Sir John Holden & Sons Ltd. 125,000 mule spindles and 31,000 ring spindles. Closed as a cotton mill in 1965 and was later used by Littlewoods. It is now being converted to apartments. The security man in the green car let me get a little closer. This was the last cotton mill in Bolton and has not lost its chimney because it never had one. From day one this was electrically powered with imported electricity. Some mills had their own power houses but such was the confidence in the reliability and economy of the public supply that this mill was always on the public supply. Despite its lateness there is good detailing and a nice copper clad water tower.
©Chris Allen
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©Anthony Parkes
Dist:0.3km<br/>I think I missed some promising open land to one side but the light would have been wrong. This dreadful shot (over the fence with camera held above head blind) shows extensive scaffolding. Nice detailing is visible, especially at high level. The two storey block on the right is full length and was a normal feature of the big spinning mills as this was the preparation section (opening, blowing, carding etc)
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.3km<br/>Built pre - war, the short residential road connects Andrew Lane to Blackburn Road.
©Phil Platt
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.4km<br/>A quiet residential road.
©Bill Boaden
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>Former cotton mill on the A666 between Astley Bridge and Eagley. Now the home of Littlewoods PLC.
©Margaret Clough
Dist:0.4km<br/>Not a working farm for a number of years, the farm land is now given over to housing, and only the farmhouse and a converted barn remain.
©Phil Platt
Dist:0.4km<br/>In north Bolton, the road is in a pleasant residential area.
©Phil Platt
Dist:0.5km<br/>In North Bolton. One side of the street (Park Row) is stone cottages, the other, a brick terrace built at a later date.
©Phil Platt

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