This Picture was taken in the early 50's. The building on the left had been converted from workhouse to hospital. The building in the center was the new part Jackson factory buildings, and the building on the right was the remainder of Meadow Mills.
These two pictures where taken by Sam Haughton in about 1960 before Shireway was built.
This picture was taken in 2002.
The building on the left is still the Hospital but in front of it is
now the worst example
of village destruction and vandalisation to date.
On the workhouse fields a new "superior estate" ( known locally
as " The Workhouse Field Overspill Estate") was allowed to
be built by the local council. In their unhealthy haste to get the houses
up before the conservation area was extended, little supervision was
given to the builders and as a result totally out of keeping town houses
were built with high red coloured ridges
The next three pictures where donated by Arnie
They were taken in the 1950's before the council flats,Shireway and
the Houses on Bute Street were built
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