This picture from the 1960s gives us an insight to what it was like inside the massive Globe Works in Accrington. The textile machinery firm of Howard and Bullough, specialised in spinning equipment and built a market in 43 countries following its formation in 1853. At its height, more than 6,000 people were employed on the 52 acre site.
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