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. John Travis died:1675
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
These fields sat in a sheltered area below a U shaped bank to the east that went up toward Wellbank and Diggle Fold/Prestwich Hills This had been carved out by the Irwell when it had a more meandering nature.
In the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane.
By 1881, James was listed as employing 103 hands, and now had 4 children. Culvert under Bury New road - similar to what would have existed at the Buckley works
collapsed storage tanks
In 1866, John complained about the state of the path coming down from Ramsbottom Row (at Green Gate) serving the dye works. Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth. You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. He also had 2 servants and a coachman. Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth. Family Vault
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works.
Clough Farm 1881 Clough farm has been held by several farmers: Gartside (1754) Leake (1841) Rayner (1851) Knott (1861-1891 known as Knotts farm).
Benjamin Blackley, book keeper, living with his wife. By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood. 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. The route from Prestwich Wood to Prestwich Clough was Clough Lane
Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family.
Travis slab dated 1821 [St Mary D Section]
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Culvert under Bury New road - similar to what would have existed at the Buckley works
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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. A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family. Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
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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. stonework
1950s
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.
Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood.
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Culvert remains
collapsed storage tanks
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). 1915
However the family vault shows that in 1873 they lost a son Edward, aged just 2 days. 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.
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
Water channel to the lodges
Travis Stone from 1787
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[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
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Prestwich Clough House Ruins
WWII shelter
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His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. Prestwich Tourism Prestwich Hotels Prestwich Bed and Breakfast Prestwich Vacation Rentals .
Family Vault
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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. In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D.
Family Vault
Water channel to the lodges
Thorpe, the WhitsterA whitster called Issachar Thorpe was another local person to step up to bleaching on an industrial scale in his bleach works at the bottom of Prestwich Clough in about 1772.
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, 1950s
The stream itself had been culverted and re-routed in front of Prestwich Clough house some time earlier.
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works.
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.
Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth.
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front.
Cafe and toilet facilities at the beginning and end of walk.
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front.
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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. By the 1939 census young James had become Company Director living at Prestwich Clough house, with the Grimshaw's still at the cafe.
The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use.
Issachar Thorpe had Dams Head Lodge built to supply his bleach works and dashwheels with water. [as well as two dye works in Prestwich Clough and Waterdale, there were also works established in Spring Vale adjacent to Hilton Lane and at Kersal Moorside,on the Singleton Brook in the George Street area of Sedgley]
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). 1953
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. Family Vault
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, 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. Family Vault
was freshly cooked. The property you are viewing is located at Prestwich Clough Farm, Clough Lane, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3JD. In 1830 Esther, the daughter of John & Esther Travis married John Consterdine, yeoman of Prestwich at St Mary's church. This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012. By 1871 James Buckley (born 1846) and now master bleacher was head of the household, living with his wife, 2 sisters, 1 cousin, and 2 servants. The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use.
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
Bleachworks
James retired from the local board of governors in 1894.
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.
The Prestwich Archaeological group investigated the site of Prestwich Clough house, and the water feature was found to have included some carved stonework which, although out of context, is thought to be of medieval period, and possibly from older stages of St Mary's Church. These fields sat in a sheltered area below a U shaped bank to the east that went up toward Wellbank and Diggle Fold/Prestwich Hills This had been carved out by the Irwell when it had a more meandering nature. The Coffee Sack 189 reviews Closed Now Cafe, British - "Brunch" "Sunday brunch" 2. Water channel to the lodges
James retired from the local board of governors in 1894. Manual drainage channels are suggested in the field pattern to the South of the bleachworks that can be seen on the maps, this would have allowed for the fields to be used for the drying of the bleached cloth.
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.
Bleachworks
Family Vault
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Bleachworks Ruins
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. The New Roundhouse, 1328 Ashton Old Road. 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. 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. 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. These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. 1891
stonework
In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge. Travis Stone from 1787
Next to the broken slab from 1779 is a further Travis plot, recording Richard's son, also Richard, along with the children of Richard's other son, John. Cafe North 586 reviews Closed Now Cafe - Menu 3.9 mi Manchester "The Huevos Rancheros Rock" [St Mary D Section]
In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children. Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family.
The Buckley Vault in St Mary's graveyard records the death of John's son, Joseph in 1881, aged 38.
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1850
Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678.
1915
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. Family Vault
This would have made the works more resilient to the variations in the flow of the stream. In 1858, John Buckley rode in the ninth coach of the cortege for the funeral of Mary Margaret Egerton (nee Stanley) Countess of Wilton, who had died of typhoid fever. Latitude: 53.527416, Longitude: -2.27995 Prestwich Clough House Ruins
Family Vault
Buckleys works
As chemicals, sulphuric acid at first and then chloride, and machinery was introduced to the bleaching process, the whitsters became known as bleachers, and the large amounts of water stored would have allowed for steam machinery to be introduced.
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1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
The cortege formed at Heaton Hall and lead to St Mary's where she was placed in the family vault with great mourning shown throughout the local community.
From the Park you can walk to St Mary's Church, and continue down through Prestwich Clough. Bleachworks Ruins
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The stream itself had been culverted and re-routed in front of Prestwich Clough house some time earlier. WWII Sites of Prestwich
In 1869, John Buckley (aged 66), son of Joseph of Prestwich Clough was buried in the family vault at St Mary's. Buckleys works
1915
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front.
WWII Sites of Prestwich
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. Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth.
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
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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. The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use.
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). Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678. Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. 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.
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use. Sign up for a free Ancestry Account (no subscription required) and you can see the Travis family tree
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
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.
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Issachar Thorpe had Dams Head Lodge built to supply his bleach works and dashwheels with water. You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. 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. In 1866, John complained about the state of the path coming down from Ramsbottom Row (at Green Gate) serving the dye works.
A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family. Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
The entrance to the culvert (circled) was capped by 3 circular stones which can still be found discarded nearby.
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012).
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
1891
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. Benjamin Blackley, book keeper, living with his wife. Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates. Culvert under Bury New road - similar to what would have existed at the Buckley works
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). 1953
Buckleys works
1871. Buckleys was just one of three or four bleach and dye works in Prestwich in the 19th century. 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.
WWII shelter
1915
[as well as two dye works in Prestwich Clough and Waterdale, there were also works established in Spring Vale adjacent to Hilton Lane and at Kersal Moorside,on the Singleton Brook in the George Street area of Sedgley]
Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth.
The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use. Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, 1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background, stonework
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