What is recorded here
Blue plaque: James Hargreaves and William Yarwood Bebbington is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny in 1764, revolutionizing textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution; William Yarwood Bebbington is less known but likely significant within local historical contexts.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
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Photo: Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0