LYRS 2317 - John Crossley & Sons No 42 - part of 7-plank wagon in the private siding at North Bridge. The sidings have gone and the vast Dean Clough complex no longer manufactures carpets but is now in mixed commercial usage. longer
The huge complex of Dean Clough was started by the Crossley family in the early 19th and became one of the largest employers in the area. The manufacture of high quality carpets took place there until the 1980s and they were exported all over theā¦