Out for a duck! Traditional Cache
BPs44: time for this one to go
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Woodland area in Brandlesholme
As long ago as the 13th century there a small number of people were living in Brandlesholme. The name belonged to a family who administered the local forests on behalf of Henry III but following marriage this was replaced by Greenhalgh, another local name[1]. This family lived in Brandlesholme Old Hall, one of the oldest buildings in Bury. This still remains on the northern outskirts of Brandlesholme, and comprises the remains of a medieval hall, a single storyed cruck-built structure, with two farms and a Victorian wing built up around it[2].
Historically mills tended to be located along rivers and streams. The Kirklees Brook runs to the east of Brandlesholme and in the 18th century mills stood on the site of the old Kirklees Bleachworks, now demolished and redeveloped with a new housing estate, Miller Brook. In 1884, a French chemist, Hilaire de Charbonnet, Comte de Chardonnay, moved to the area to work on a cellulose-based fabric that became known as "Chardonnay silk". A forerunner of Rayon it was an attractive cloth, but like celluloid it was very flammable. Eventually, following numerous accidents, it was taken off the market. More recently the mill was known locally as 'Courtaulds' after the textile company who took over the site in 1962. Their occupation, latterly as a dyehouse, was ended in 1980.
East Lancashire Railway is still working thanks to the efforts of volunteers, you may be lucky and see these steam train at various vantage points in theBrandlesholme area. If you look around the area you will also see evidence of the old railway bridges, the only trace now visible you will see a new housing estate on what was once the railway line.
Not wheelchair or buggy friendly, the path can be muddy in places, stealth required as you may be overlooked!
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