Tom Knitter's Bridge, Ossie

Bob Dobson · 21-06-2010, 11:35

I am not all that familiar with Ossie, so seek your help. Where is Tom Knitter's Bridge? Why is it so called?

jaysay · 21-06-2010, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

I am not all that familiar with Ossie, so seek your help. Where is Tom Knitter's Bridge? Why is it so called?

I've lived in Ossy most of my life Bob and I've never herd of it, could be known as something else as well

suedarbo · 21-06-2010, 14:56

I've just Googled and it comes up in the 1861 and 1871 census but I can't find out where it is/was. I'll keep rooting around, interesting one this, I've never heard of it before either

katex · 21-06-2010, 16:01

Try this Mr. Dobson:

Tom twitters bridge.jpg

katex · 21-06-2010, 16:07

A zoom out if you can read it :

Tom Knitters Bridge zoom out.jpg

cashman · 21-06-2010, 16:15

seems like was actually in Church, not ossy.

n named after the bleach works?

katex · 21-06-2010, 16:21

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Originally Posted by cashman

seems like was actually in Church, not ossy.

n named after the bleach works?

Would appear so Cashy and does say wooden (I think) ... so may have long gone. ?

Or maybe the bleach works was named after the bridge ?

cashman · 21-06-2010, 16:30

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Originally Posted by katex

Would appear so Cashy and does say wooden (I think) ... so may have long gone. ?

Or maybe the bleach works was named after the bridge ?

looking at were it was, in relation to alleytroyds, both must be long gone?

Bob Dobson · 21-06-2010, 16:45

My thanks for this. I have had a look at Mike Rothwell's book on Church & Ossie's industrial heritage. He calls it Tomknitter Bridge Bleachworks and sites it in Ossie. It was associated with Foxhill Bank Printworks from 1822. The works may well have been started earlier by Peel, Yates & co. . Bleaching was introduced in 1884 but ended in 1887. the site was sold to Steiner.. He says that Tinker Brook runs under the buildings and the arched, stone culvert remains (1993) Map ref SD 739 288

katex · 21-06-2010, 16:59

This is a later edition Bob:

Tom Knitter bridge..jpg

MargaretR · 21-06-2010, 18:10

The construction of the canal and Blackburn Rd have blurred the location, but I have found it on Google Maps by looking for that big S bend in Tinker brook.

Accrington BB5, United Kingdom - Google Maps

MargaretR · 21-06-2010, 18:24

Something strange has happened.

When this thread was started I googled and found this site
Place:Blackburn Registration District, 1851 Census Street Index T-Z - Your Archives
It shows one entry for 'Tom Knitters Bridge Oswaldtwistle'
....but earlier today there were TWO entries -
'Tom Knitters Bridge' with no location next to it, and
'Tom Knitter Bridge' showing location as ' Church Kirk'

Could there have been two?

Spider61 · 22-06-2010, 11:57

As the boundry of Oswaldtwistle and Church is Tinker brook at the point on the map it must mean that the bridge is in both.

Kevinchurchkirk · 19-04-2015, 19:23

I have been hoping to find old photograph of Tomknitter Bridge. It was actually also a row of cottages, at least a dozen I think, situated near the old bleach works on Blythes property. Some of my relatives lived there pre and early 1900s. The names were Wallace and Salt.

Bob Dobson · 19-04-2015, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Kevinchurchkirk

I have been hoping to find old photograph of Tomknitter Bridge. It was actually also a row of cottages, at least a dozen I think, situated near the old bleach works on Blythes property. Some of my relatives lived there pre and early 1900s. The names were Wallace and Salt.

Grommit must have flit