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Black and white photograph showing an old farm house with plants growing up the walls of the house. It is stone built and surrounded by a stone wall. In the background and trees and fields.

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Peel Fold Farm

Peel Fold Farm, home of 'Parsely Peel' . Robert Peel supplemented his farming income with weaving. He invented ways to print patterns onto the finished cloth. His first design was a parsley leaf and this gave him his nickname of “Parsley Peel.” He opened a calico printing factory and became very wealthy.

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