Our new publication "The Life and Times of Furness Vale Printworks 1794 to 1925 by Chris Bond is now available from the History Society and from the village Post Office, price £5. There is also a Kindle edition, price £1.96 available from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ASBP2BI
Although the buildings remain, many in their original form, the Printworks is now an industrial estate. These photographs show how it once looked.
The entrance to the Printworks is seen here looking down Calico Lane
A view of the Printworks from Marsh Lane. Beyond the mill complex can be seen the cottages of Furness Row and in the background, beyond the canal and railway is Buxton Road.
This scene is little changed. This is looking down from the canal. The lake on the right.
The weir in the River Goyt. The leat or goit in the foreground supplied water to the mill lodges. This channel can still be seen on the south eastern side of Station Road but only fills with water in rainy weather.
The mill lodges viewed from Station Road. These have long since been filled in and little sign remains of them.
This was probably the boiler house yard.
A works outing
Cleaning out the lodges
Furness Lodge, now demolished stood between the canal and Calico Lane, where the houses of Furness Lodge Close are now situated. This had been the home of former mill owner, Mr Saxby and always remained part of the Printworks estate
