10 Firwood Fold
Building in Greater Manchester, England
53°35′44″N 2°24′19″W / 53.595517°N 2.405319°W / 53.595517; -2.405319
Listed Building – Grade I
10 Firwood Fold is a 16th-century house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade I listed building and was the birthplace of English inventor Samuel Crompton in 1753.[1][2]
The Crompton family lived in the house until 1758, making a living from farming and weaving, before moving to rented quarters at nearby Hall i' th' Wood.[3]
Gallery
- Stone panel in 10 Firwood Fold announcing that Samuel Crompton was born in the house on 3 December 1753.
See also
References
- ^ Historic England, "10, Firwood Fold (1388038)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 January 2014
- ^ Gledhill, Dan (23 January 2018). "This listed cottage was once home to a pioneer of the Lancashire industrial revolution - and it could be yours". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Bolton Council information board, Firwood Fold
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Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
- Astley Bridge Mill
- Bolton Town Hall
- Bolton Museum
- Bolton Steam Museum
- Bolton Union Mill
- Century Mill
- Eagley Mills
- Farnworth Town Hall
- 10 Firwood Fold
- 15 Firwood Fold
- Hall i' th' Wood
- Horwich Works
- Little Bolton Town Hall
- Kearsley Mill
- Lostock Hall Gatehouse
- Smithills Hall
- Swan Lane Mills
- Ye Olde Man & Scythe
- Bolton College
- Bolton Muslim Girls' School
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Bolton School
- Bolton Sixth Form College
- Bolton TIC
- Canon Slade School
- Darul Uloom Bolton
- Essa Academy
- Harper Green School
- Kearsley Academy
- Ladybridge High School
- Little Lever School
- Mount St Joseph School
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
- St James's Church of England High School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Sharples School
- Smithills School
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- Turton School
- University Collegiate School
- University of Bolton
- Westhoughton High School
- Bolton Royal Infirmary
- Burnden Park
- Chequerbent railway station
- Chequerbent railway station (1831)
- Daubhill railway station
- Grundy Hill
- Horwich railway station
- Lostock Junction Mills
- Westhoughton Mill
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