Halliwell Bleach Works (ruin)

The works were founded by Peter Ainsworth in 1739, and acquired a reputation in the early C19 for the early use of chlorine gas in the bleaching process, under the direction of Richard Ainsworth.

The main chimney for the works - now Barrow Bridge Chimney - remains upstanding while the site of the original building is now an overflow car park for Moss Bank Park, that is well-made to preserve the layout of the old building and features several carved stones. In the valley below are the remains of several other buildings together with an elaborate system of aqueducts to move water around.

In the eastern portion of the site there are large vats made from stone flags held together with iron that would have been used in the bleaching process.

Created: 25  April  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023