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ASHWORTH REVISITED<br />
ASHWORTH'S OWN<br />
COTTON FAMINE STORY<br />
In the 1860's, the Ashworth Estate was owned by the Egertons.<br />
Lord Egerton gave employment to workers from local cotton mills facing hardship caused by the cotton famine brought about by<br />
the American Civil War.<br />
Lord William-Tatton-Egerton - 1806-to-1883.<br />
He owned the Ashworth Estate at the time.<br />
Picture through Ashworth<br />
Fold showing cobbled setts<br />
Ashworth Road was<br />
laid with cobble setts.<br />
New Road at the Rake before<br />
it became School Lane<br />
A road (New Road as it was called, later becoming School Lane) was cut from<br />
Bagslate to join Ashworth Road at Ridd and a pack horse stone bridge was laid<br />
across Naden Brook at Carr Wood.<br />
Isn't it a shame that those stone setts are now covered with tarmac, although they<br />
can still be seen at the bottom of the numerous potholes!<br />
Original setts visible through pothole<br />
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