ramsbottom history

How many of these Ramsbottom businesses do you remember?

September 26, 2019 by Lee 3 Comments

I was just testing out Bing Streetside which is very much like Google Streetview, but without the level of coverage, quality or recent photos.

So, you’d think with all that, it’s inferior? Well, you’d be right, but look at some of these gems I pulled out from Ramsbottoms recent past.

These photos are all from around 2012, how many do you remember?

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A brief history of Ramsbottom Paper Mill – Episode 49

February 21, 2016 by Lee 5 Comments

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In the last few weeks we’ve seen the iconic chimney stack of the old Mondi Paper Mill start to be demolished. Although it will not be completely removed – just having a third of it’s current height taken off, it will still change the scenery of Ramsbottom which has remained since the mid 1800’s.

The primary reason for this is safety, having sat unused since 2008 the chimney and site have both became unsafe. In 2014 a 60 metre exclusion zone was constructed around the chimney and site to prevent accidents.

Since the chimney is changing forever, I thought I would dedicate an episode of the podcast to go into a little detail about the history of that iconic chimney.

What does the future hold for the Co-Op Building – Episode 41

December 6, 2015 by Lee

This episode is sponsored by Little Goody News Shoes, your first step for Children’s shoes.

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This week’s interview with Stephen was one of the most fascinating I’ve had yet. If you’ve seen the Co-Op building from the outside, you’ll understand that it’s clearly a spectacular building, but it’s the inside that really holds your breath.