Martin wrote... >Adrian Stott wrote... >>Randolph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Er... why in the world would a woollen mill want cotton? >> >>At the time, the largest cotton milling area in the world (AIUI) was >>around Manchester (UK), Oldham particularly. The damp climate there >>was very helpful to cotton yarn and cloth production, and there were >>huge coal deposits nearby (carried to the mills by canal to fuel the >>steam plant's boilers) . In fact, it was known at the time as >>"Cottonopolis". I suspect that is where the US raw cotton was going. >>The Manchester area certainly imported a lot of cotton from India etc. >> >Yebbut, as I said in an earlier post, the cotton went to cotton mills, >not woollen mills, which were more likely to be found in Yorkshire. > >>>Enfield Canal located at Windsor Locks >> >>Cor, this is getting confusing. >> >I'll bet you have never barges up the Enfield Canal!
That was supposed to say "barged". Who moved my keys? -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
