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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. On Monday mornings the wives of operatives living in Hollins Fold used to take buckets of hot water from the mill boiler for their washing.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. The mill closed in 1954 when production was transferred to Matlock Bath & Portwood.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. The mill was built in 1836 by Charles Walmsley.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. A canal arm ran from below lock 13 on the Peak Forest Canal to the mill.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. These top quality colour slides must have been 'state of the art' at the time.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. Sheeting produced at the mill was sold as "Marple Sheets".Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. The mill used to close, usually in the 2nd week in August, for "Wakes Week. During this time no wages were paid.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. The workers in the mill went on strike for the first time in 1885.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. Thomas & John Carver and Samuel & Edwin Hodgkinson brought the mill in 1859.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. In 1937 Mrs Sarah Tilling died at the age of 72. She had started work in the mill aged 8 and worked, with one short break, until she was 70!Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. In 1891, at its peak, the Hollins Mill Company had 63,000 spindles and 1,500 looms.Jan 26, 2007
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Hollins Mill 1957Demolition of Hollins Mill in 1957. Photos taken by artist Paul Keen.Jan 26, 2007
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