1915
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.
The gravestone of the John Travis mentioned in 1850 above, lies not far away, having been cut & reused into the pathway near the tower John and his son John, both died in 1824. 1891
Travis slab dated 1821 [St Mary D Section]
Pinto's Sandwich Bar & Cafe, Prestwich: . 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). The bleachworks themselves are believed to be one of the oldest bleachworks in Prestwich, dating from 1762, when a Mr John Travis was listed as a whitster and proprietor of Prestwich Clough Dye Works. John Travis died:1675
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. 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. The Buckley family vault shows Ada died in 1927 aged 79 and James (son of John) died in 1943 aged 97.
Buckleys works
Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family.
Prestwich Clough is a 24.12 acre[1] Site of Biological Importance situated in Prestwich and is bound by Church Lane to the north, Bury New Road to the east, St. Ann's Road to the south and Buckley Lane to the west.
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. John Travis died:1675
collapsed storage tanks
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The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex. 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.
WWII Sites of Prestwich
[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]
The route from Prestwich Wood to Prestwich Clough was Clough Lane
The Buckley family vault shows Ada died in 1927 aged 79 and James (son of John) died in 1943 aged 97.
This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012. 1950s
1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012. Family Vault
This Site of Biological Importance extends down from the landscaped gardens of St Mary's Park to the wider expanses of Drinkwater Park; providing visitors with the opportunity to enjoy the wildlife, flora and tranquillity of an ancient wooded valley. WWII Sites of Prestwich
This stone mentions that John and his wife Mary, were "of Prestwich Clough" (1850), and the records show that John had followed the family occupation of Whitster. These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012).
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
Bleachworks Ruins
This photo shows the works looking down towards Waterdale, with a large shed (circled) now added on the right just before the stream, and a row of the original works buildings, that were shown on the 1845 map, along the left hand side of the track.
1861
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. A section of curved brickwork which made up the culvert that the stream passed through, still remains along the base of the stream as it passes under todays path. Prestwich Clough House Ruins
The stone records that John was of "Prestwich Clough" however the burial record shows they lived at Prestwich Wood. Latitude: 53.527416, Longitude: -2.27995 Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z5mrBxboQJtMMUiz5
The Bleaching Ground,Max Liebermann
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
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stonework
This would have made the works more resilient to the variations in the flow of the stream. During the 1940s Prestwich Clough was our playground in an around the area where Grimshaw's Cafe use to be - the clough was wonderful in those days, although we never saw anyone looking after it, not like today when it looks very uncared for. Join.
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. Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z5mrBxboQJtMMUiz5
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EPC Rating: E Key Features Detached Bungalow Three Bedrooms 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. 1861
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
The stone records that John was of "Prestwich Clough" however the burial record shows they lived at Prestwich Wood. [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. Mary Entwistle, weaver, with 2 daughters living in a cottage
1861
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. Family Vault
1953
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.
Benjamin Blackley, book keeper, living with his wife. He also had 2 servants and a coachman. A thriving caf bar at the heart of Prestwich community. 1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
Show location on Google Maps. 1891
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
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 the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane.
1950s
However James Buckley is present at "Prestwich Clough" living with his wife and employing his son James as clerk at the bleachworks.
Buckleys works
Although the rest of their work regarding buildings and infrastructure was reported to have been a bit hap-hazard. 1850, The Travis family continued as proprietors of the Dye Works for 40 years, before it passed to Robert Leak then to John Rylance before passing to the Buckley family. 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. (with no reference to Prestwich Clough house)
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
1950s
It consisted of six lodges filled with water diverted from the stream in Prestwich Clough. 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 map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use. The census of 1851 lists the following families as resident in Prestwich Clough:
1. 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. Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family. James Hilton Agricultural labourer, with family of 4
John Buckley, a bleacher of Prestwich was appointed in 1856 to the grand jury of the Salford Assizes, and in 1859 he donated towards the foundation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, headed up by the Earl of Wilton. 1891
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.
Family Vault
The Bleaching Ground,Max Liebermann
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. Please check public rights of way before visiting somewhere new.
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For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex. 1850
In the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane.
However the family vault shows that in 1873 they lost a son Edward, aged just 2 days. This photo shows the works looking down towards Waterdale, with a large shed (circled) now added on the right just before the stream, and a row of the original works buildings, that were shown on the 1845 map, along the left hand side of the track. 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.
The route from Prestwich Wood to Prestwich Clough was Clough Lane
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital.
Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
1953
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. 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. Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
John appears to have been baptised in Chadderton in 1733/4. Prestwich Wood was now occupied by Rev Nathaniel Milne.
Family Vault
1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
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. [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]
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood.
James retired from the local board of governors in 1894.
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
Touch device users can explore by touch or with swipe gestures. This practice led to names that live on today, such as Whittaker.As chemical replacements for natural substances (such as urine) were discovered the Whitsters became Bleachers, and machinery was introduce to the industry.
[In 1871 an Edward Buckley, a bleacher dyer and finisher lived at Beech Wood House on Bury New Road - near Sedgley Mount]
This will be the 17th year we have managed to host the Clough Day so I would like to thank all our Sponsors, our team and everyone who has agreed to participate in making this possible.
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A few miles outside Manchester City Centre, Prestwich, the unassuming town you pass through on the way to Bury, is fast becoming one of the most desirable places to be in Manchester. These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). Buckleys works
Whilst easy going, Prestwich Clough holds charm, views and a past steeped in historical industri.
1950s
Bleachworks
Prestwich Clough, Bury. Bleachworks
[There was a Joseph born 1843 listed in Prestwich Asylum in the 1871 census]
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. Watch out for details on our Facebook page. This would have made the works more resilient to the variations in the flow of the stream.
The Consterdine family were a long standing family of both Prestwich and Blackley
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. This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012.
1915
By 1891 James was living with his wife and 3 children. 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. For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
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Bleachworks
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