Buckleys works
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works.
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today].
In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge. A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works.
collapsed storage tanks
Family Vault
John had also committed his efforts to the locality of Prestwich, and was listed as one of the 12 members of the first board of Guardians in 1867. Bleachworks
I don't recall the adjacent St Mary's Flower Park making it into a Fall lyric, but it was a gentle diversion for two men of a certain age on their way to the next pub.
Clough farm A little history of South Clough Allotments in Prestwich. The Travis family continued as proprietors of the Dye Works for 40 years, before it passed to Robert Leak then to John Rylance before passing to the Buckley family.
Other features to spot on the North side of the stream are the retaining walls that made up some of the the water reservoirs used by the works and the feeder channel that captured water from the stream into the reservoirs. collapsed storage tanks
Buckleys works
Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678. Countess Wilton
1871
Back on track in 1911, the census lists James (aged 65) Bleacher Of Cotton And Linen Goods, with his wife Ada, and sister in law. WWII Sites of Prestwich
The stream of Prestwich Clough, fed the Dye works, and the Old Engine Cottage had once been a yarn bleaching croft using the water from the stream itself.
Their first project was The Coffee Sack - a thriving caf bar in Prestwich. 1861
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex.
In 1901 Joseph Leach lived at the farm, but his occupation was a Farm Bailiff, so must have been there to tidy things up for the land owner, Rev Gardner.
Family Vault
In 1854, there is a registration of the burial of Fredrick son of John Buckley, and John is also listed as Churchwarden from 1855 to 1862. Bleachworks
John, aged 57, was a widow, living with his 4 children (Mary, Anne, Edmund and Hannah) and Mary Shawcross, his niece, with 2 servants to help them out. The 1901 census then refers to Prestwich Clough house as being occupied by Thomas Grimshaw, a caterer, but shows it as a refreshment/coffee house so is clearly the Clough Tea Rooms further up the Clough.
Most of the culvert has been dismantled/washed away and the down-stream section is littered with brick and stone work as a result. collapsed storage tanks
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
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of Kensington Mansions London, the ceremony taking place at ST Mary's, she died two years later in 1910 aged 32, with her abode listed as Monaco. Back on track in 1911, the census lists James (aged 65) Bleacher Of Cotton And Linen Goods, with his wife Ada, and sister in law.
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. The redirection of the stream allowed for it (along with streams from Butterstile and Hilton Lane) to also supply the pond in Drinkwater Park, which had been dammed and in turn may have supplied the Tudor water mill, believed to be located along the banks of the Irwell at Drinkwater.
(with no reference to Prestwich Clough house)
This photo looks back up the clough from the dye works, you can make out the shadow of the shed on the left, and a brick wall to the right which would have blocked off access to the rear of Prestwich Clough house. This photo shows the works looking down towards Waterdale, with a large shed (circled) now added on the right just before the stream, and a row of the original works buildings, that were shown on the 1845 map, along the left hand side of the track. Back on track in 1911, the census lists James (aged 65) Bleacher Of Cotton And Linen Goods, with his wife Ada, and sister in law. Prior to its taming, the stream would have followed its general direction Westwards down past the dyeworks and the water treatment plant which was constructed in the late 19th century, and on into the river Irwell.
1891
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works.
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In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children. By 1881, James was listed as employing 103 hands, and now had 4 children.
The Bleachworks and Prestwich Clough House fell into disuse in the 1930's, but some buildings survived as a paint works into the 1950-60s. This would have made the works more resilient to the variations in the flow of the stream. The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use.
Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth. This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012.
In the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane. Thorpes premises later became Wardleworths (famous for its Turkey Red dyes) and then turned into the Waterdale Bleachworks.
John Travis died:1675
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The Bleachworks and Prestwich Clough House fell into disuse in the 1930's, but some buildings survived as a paint works into the 1950-60s. collapsed storage tanks
John and his wife Ester, lived at Prestwich Wood. Prestwich Clough House Ruins
of Kensington Mansions London, the ceremony taking place at ST Mary's, she died two years later in 1910 aged 32, with her abode listed as Monaco. Family Vault
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). They went straight to work as the summer of that year had been a drought, with no rains for 16 weeks, the lodges of the Parish had dried up, they re-opened recently closed wells, and employed water carts to travel the tracks through Prestwich, delivering water to rate payers.
Bleachworks Ruins
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Although the rest of their work regarding buildings and infrastructure was reported to have been a bit hap-hazard. This would have made the works more resilient to the variations in the flow of the stream. [you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex. The area was used as a landfill tip in the 20th century so bears little resemblance today. The house was bounded off and reached from the West by a path, footbridge and ford, the banks of the boundary can be seen in the woodland today.A further path from the East lead up towards Wellbank.
Bleachworks
Water channel to the lodges
In 1866, John complained about the state of the path coming down from Ramsbottom Row (at Green Gate) serving the dye works. The house was bounded off and reached from the West by a path, footbridge and ford, the banks of the boundary can be seen in the woodland today.A further path from the East lead up towards Wellbank.
A section of curved brickwork which made up the culvert that the stream passed through, still remains along the base of the stream as it passes under todays path. In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D.
1953
collapsed storage tanks
Family Vault
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
Mary Entwistle, weaver, with 2 daughters living in a cottage
Bleachworks
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. Prestwich Clough and St. Mary's Flower Park, Prestwich 16.09.2022 We're delighted to be working alongside Bury Council on plans to improve the much-loved Prestwich Clough and St. Mary's Flower Park sites in Prestwich. WWII shelter
The bleachworks themselves are believed to be one of the oldest bleachworks in Prestwich, dating from 1762, when a Mr John Travis was listed as a whitster and proprietor of Prestwich Clough Dye Works. However the family vault shows that in 1873 they lost a son Edward, aged just 2 days. WWII Sites of Prestwich
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
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One day over a glass of wine or 3 they decided it was time to stop working for others and do it for themselves. In 1869, John Buckley (aged 66), son of Joseph of Prestwich Clough was buried in the family vault at St Mary's. Issachar Thorpe had Dams Head Lodge built to supply his bleach works and dashwheels with water. This is a FREE annual event held at St Mary's Flower Park, and The Church Inn.
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The stream itself had been culverted and re-routed in front of Prestwich Clough house some time earlier. Well worth a second visit, preferably after walking through Drinkwater and Prestwich Clough so I can justify eating the .
WWII shelter
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The Coffee Sack dream was born. This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012.
A section of curved brickwork which made up the culvert that the stream passed through, still remains along the base of the stream as it passes under todays path. It's been suggest that it was a shelter for a barrage balloon crew, protecting the factories from enemy bombers, or an ammo store for an AA gun.
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). In 1869, John Buckley (aged 66), son of Joseph of Prestwich Clough was buried in the family vault at St Mary's. In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children. Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates. The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex. Bleachworks
During the pandemic they evolved the business to provide essential goods and yummy takeaway to their loyal customer base and now they are back open they are busier than ever. It also shows how the garden area of Prestwich Clough house stretched over the covered stream, giving the water feature you see in the photo of the house (top of page).
stonework
In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge. Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678.
Bleachworks Ruins
Other features to spot on the North side of the stream are the retaining walls that made up some of the the water reservoirs used by the works and the feeder channel that captured water from the stream into the reservoirs. It's been suggest that it was a shelter for a barrage balloon crew, protecting the factories from enemy bombers, or an ammo store for an AA gun.
John Travis died:1675
In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children. Once bleached, the cloth could then be dyed, but first would be laid out, or hung up on tenter frames (secured with tenter hooks) to dry in communal or private bleaching crofts. Richard Rayner, Farmer of 63 acres,employing 4 labourers, with a family of 6. There has also been some management of the stream as it enters the works with a water channel (leet) constructed to the North of the stream (circled - still visible today). The census of 1841 lists the following families as resident in Prestwich Clough:(with no reference to Prestwich Clough house itself)
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