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Looking West from Cavendish Street. Dewhurst's factory on the right. Welfare Hall is on the left. The banner stretched over the road says: 'The super new sewing thread from the makers of Sylko'.
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My uncle Alfred Maroney worked here as a weaver till August 1914 when he volunteered and joined the army. He fought at the Somme and Paschendaele & Cambrai, got Trench Foot but was Killed in Action near Arras in March 1918.
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Colin Maroney 10 Oct 15
Why wasn't Dewhirst Mill's chimney preserved? It was an iconic landmark.
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John Buckman 19 Mar 20
Sorry John, the chimney was not preserved. I live in Canada
and was shocked when I first saw that it was gone.
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Malcolm Mounteer 19 Aug 20
Dewhurst was well known for embroidery silks I'm not aware of them weaving and the buildings to the right are spinning sheds. The date is around 1970. The Dewhurst Bridge has been dismantled.
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Robert Bent 8 Feb 21