William Thomas Ashton, manager of Eccles Shorrock's mines at Dogshaw Clough and Entwistle Moss used the moorland footpaths as well to deliver coal to farmers and other customers.
William Thomas Ashton, the manager of Eccles Shorrock's mines in Dogshaw Clough and Entwistle Moss, also used the moorland footpaths for delivering coal to both farmers and other customers.