A Local Carter and his Team
A local carter and his team hauling a load towards the upland; this often required the assistance of one or...
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A Pack-horse Train
In early days people travelled on foot or on horseback. People using the roads (which were pack-horse tracks laid with...
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A view of Naze Road from Watty Lane, off Bacup Road
This is a good example of an upland route taken by packhorses in the years prior to the construction of...
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A Canal Boat at Waterside, 1904
A canal boat off-loading stone at the corporation yard at Waterside, 1904. With the use of water power, the output...
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