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Steel pipework

Pipework

An assortment of threaded pipe fittings

Threaded Fittings

An assortment of welding pipe fittings

Welding Fittings

 

Flanges

Genebre brass ball valves

Valves

A small selection of galvanised pipe and handrail fittings

Handrail System

A copper press fitting being installed using a pressing machine.

Press Fittings

An assortment of copper and brass fittings for plumbing and heating.

Plumbing & Heating

A steam pressure reducing valve with flanged ends.

Process Steam

Ashton is stranger than fiction image.

Local History

A 1917 mass funeral in Ashton-under-Lyne for fallen soldiers during WW1

Ashton-under-Lyne, Victory and Tears

22/10/2020

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Ashton-under-Lyne 1918

Ashton-under-Lyne, History and Tragedy

23/09/2020

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The iron gates at the end of Downing Street, London

Lockdown in Ashton-under-Lyne, Now and Then

20/03/2020

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Ashton hopsital

Spanish Flu Ashton-under-Lyne

17/03/2020

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Ashton-under-Lyne Christmas Past & Present

25/11/2019

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Tameside Stadium, the home of Curzon Ashton FC

Football in Ashton under Lyne a Short History

02/08/2019

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