Thro' the Mill The last loom at Salts Mill 1986

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Thro' the Mill The last loom at Salts Mill 1986
Thro' the Mill The last loom at Salts Mill 1986
Thro' the Mill The last loom at Salts Mill 1986

The last loom being removed from Salts Mill in 1986 after 133 years of production.
The man bottom right is Harry Greenwood, the last weaving shed manager at salts. He asked me to take his photograph with this loom not only was it the last one being taken out, but it was also the loom that Harry first worked on when he started working at Salt Mill age 14 years old.
Whilst setting up to take the photo with my 5 x 4 inch plate camera Harry asked if I could include the scrap men ( from Crossley's Scrap of Keighley), he thought it was important to acknowledge their work as much as is.
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