What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Jessie Fothergill (1851-1891) novelist who captured the lives of working people in the local cotton mills in the 19c. lived for some years in a house nearby (now demolished) Recorded plaque organisation: Littleborough Civic Society.
Jessie Fothergill was a novelist known for her depictions of working-class life in 19th-century cotton mills, offering valuable insights into industrial-era social conditions.
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