One of the old Lancashire Weaving Looms in Burnley Lancashire,now a museum was used when Cotton was King

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The second half of the 19th Century saw Burnley's development into the most important cotton-weaving town in the world. In 1850 there were some 9,000 looms in the town, all belonging to firms whose main business was spinning. By 1900 Burnley had 79,000 looms, the majority owned by firms engaged solely in weaving

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Size: 4592px × 3448px
Location: Burnley Lancashire England
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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