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History of the Brook Mills complex

Description

A history of a group of silk mills, built along the banks of the lower Howty Brook by George and William Reade, and their subsequent owners, who included W.H. Bossons, producers of ornamental plaster work and shirt makers, Granby Shirt Company and De Luxe Manufacturing.

Author: Lyndon Murgatroyd

Booklet size: A5

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A history of Congleton's largest and oldest silk mill

Museum Guide

BRAND NEW museum guide, complete with word search and colouring activity.

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