Tyldesley In 1823 After A Strike
And Lockout Had Occurred At Messrs Jones' Spinning Mill, All The Workers Were
Sacked, And New Hands Hired To Replace Them. The New "Scab" Labour Were Known
As 'Knobsticks', And Armed Police Had To Be Brought In To Protect Them From Assault
By The Dismissed Labour Force Who Angrily Lined The Streets To The Mill! Tyldesley
Is Known Locally As 'Bongs' From The Pronunciation Of It's Original Name Tyldesley
Banks.
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