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Late nineteenth century Rawtenstall had very little open space. However, as a linear
settlement there was easy access to open countryside along the valley bottom and the
views along Bank Street, north to Cribden and Crawshaw Hall Woods and south to Winberry Naze still
emphasise this (Cunliffe 1994, 26).
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http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/archaeologyandheritage/historictowns/RawtenstallComplete.pdf
© Lancashire County Council 2005 15 Lancashire Historic Town Survey Rawtenstall
Whilst the production of woollens remained largely a cottage industry well into the nineteenth century (Newbigging 1893, 284; Rossendale Groundwork Trust nd, 1), by the late eighteenth century the first steps towards mass production were
being taken, with groups of workers employed in buildings containing two- or threestoreyed
workshops, such as that at Fall Barn Fold.
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