 Re: Thicknecks and Waterwalkers
I've heard two reasons for Padiham thicknecks... one of them is shown above and the other dates back to the cotton mill times. There was so much cotton fibre floating around that it built up in peoples throats and caused breathing difficulties and infections....
No idea if either of those are correct but I would be interested in finding out the 'official' reasons (if such a thing exists).
Don't know about waterwalkers... never heard of that one... I assume it's something to do with the canal and cotton though. Did they used to float down the canals on cotton bales to get them from a to b? |