Pigeon Loft - Townhead Factory - Eyam, Derbyshire, UK
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N 53° 17.230 W 001° 40.899
30U E 587884 N 5905026
This pigeon loft on the gable of the Townhead Factory, a former 18th century silk weaving mill, held carrier pigeons which were used to send messages to the silk mills in Macclesfield.
Waymark Code: WM175E0
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/17/2022
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This pigeon loft on the gable of the Townhead Factory, a former 18th century silk weaving mill, held carrier pigeons which were used to send messages to the silk mills in Macclesfield.
A plaque on the side on the building tells us -
TOWNHEAD
FACTORY
This factory was built in
1735 as a silk weaving mill.
Ralph Wain, who worked
here, discovered how to
produce a pattern on both
sides of silk materials.
At the apex of the wall is
a pigeon loft used by carrier
pigeons carrying
messages to the silk mills
in Macclesfield.
The building is now a private holiday let.
(If known) Approximately how many pigeonholes in the dovecote?: 5
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