From 1859, this was a woollen mill owned by the Hoyle family.
In June 1868, a large part of the floor of a storage room fell
through, 40 tons of goods and materials falling on to the rooms below.
In 1907 it was a cotton mill.
In 1918, it was taken over by a Lancashire company.
In 1921, the mill was bought by the Dunlop Rubber Company
Limited.
They moved to Rochdale in 1932.
The mill was disused until 1939, when it was taken over by Cape Insulation Limited, asbestos processors.
In 1970, Cape moved to Westmorland.
The building was badly damaged by fire on
17th February 1976.
Because of dereliction and the health problems posed by asbestos,
the mill was sealed off and demolished in 1979.
The Automobilia Transport Museum was established in the former mill
canteen.
The site has been landscaped.
In March 2010, permission to built a house on the land was refused.
In May 2009, planning permission was granted to demolish the mill and
build homes on the site.
In March 2009, the demolition men were in action on the site
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Closed in 19??.
There was a fatal explosion here On
30th May 1833,
and a fire in
1842
(Possibly) built by Josiah Aked [around 1860].
See
F. Crossley
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See
Spindle Mill Works, Ovenden
Around 1875, Gauxholme Picker Works were built on the site.
See
Abraham Crossley
Closed after World War I
The business was at 22 Southgate, Halifax [1943] when they
advertised their
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Aka Albert Boiler Works.
In 1911, Hartley & Sugden were served with a notice to abate
the nuisance arising from the discharge of black smoke from the
chimney at the works
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In 1861, it was described as
a 5-storey mill (12 windows in length)
a shed (housing a 40 HP boiler)
and a 2-storey building (9 windows in length).
Owners and tenants have included
On
7th January 1861,
there was a boiler explosion at the Mill
In September 1890, John Cheetham & Son bought the mill for
£400
In the fire of
7th June 1860,
the mill – then owned by Luke Crossley and referred to
as Crossley's Mill – burned to the ground and was described as
After it burned down, Smithies rebuilt the mill.
The new 6-storey mill was lit by electricity.
This is the mill where Saddleworth Road gets very narrow and joins
Elland Bridge.
Part of the mill buildings were demolished when Smithies closed
down in the 1970s.
See
Mary Bates
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Recorded in 1874.
The Halifax Courier Saturday 6th October 1877 announced
For John Sykes (Brewer) who is disposing of the business and
Freehold
It was bought by Webster's in 1877.
The Halifax Courier Saturday 18th October 1879 announced
To be Sold by Auction re John Rhodes & Company in liquidation
It was occupied by J. Brearley & Sons, boot manufacturers.
The building became run-down in the 1970s.
It was restored in 1990.
The maltings were designed Thomas William Helliwell [1876].
There was a 7-storey brewing tower and a 3-storey fermenting room
[1886].
Recorded in 1907
See
Naylor's Walk, Warley and
Rose & Crown, Ripponden
There were fires at the mill
On all 3 occasions, it was believed that the fires started after an
object had got into the teasing equipment, causing a spark
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The mill stands alongside Halifax Railway Station.
They were built by Robert Crossley and were used for the
manufacture of carpets.
Joah Bates invested money in the mill.
This was lost when the mill burned down in
1791,
nearly ruining him.
A fire damaged the mill on
30th April 1868.
Owners and tenants have included
Question:
Can anyone confirm that Albion Mill was actually the Mill on Bailey
Hall Road, which was occupied by Crossley's and Rigge &
Hatton and damaged by fire in 1868?
Newspaper reports said that the damaged mill was owned by Evan Charles Sutherland-Walker
In 1880, Henry Edmunds installed electric lighting here.
John Mackintosh & Sons Limited, moved here in 1909 following a fire
at their Queens Road site.
The Mill was demolished in ????
See
Louis John Crossley and
Lilly Lane Baths, Halifax
The chimney was blown down by a hurricane on
6th January 1839
and fell on the workshop of Lord Brothers in Canal Street.
The mill closed in 19??.
It was demolished in 199?.
In 1995, a supermarket was built on the site and a planning consent
condition was that it should be constructed using the original stone
from the mill
Next to Square Congregational Church.
Aka Stubbing Holme Dye Mill.
The property was built after 1851, and before 1905.
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5-storey high and 17-windows wide silk-spinning mill built by George Hepworth for Ormerod Brothers Limited [1872].
The mill burned down on
26th October 1903,
and fireman Alexander Carmichael was killed on his way to blaze.
Owners and tenants have included
Owners and tenants have included
See
All Souls' Church, Haley Hill
Owners and tenants have included
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The mill opened in 1856.
With the Cotton Famine of the 1860s, the mill was put on the market
and auctioned at the Golden Lion Inn, and was sold to
Abraham Ormerod & Brothers.
Owners and tenants of the Mill have included
The mill was demolished in 19??
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
The works were demolished in 2010
Owners and tenants have included
Owners and tenants have included
The mill was demolished in 2005.
See
Feathers Mill
See
Arch View, Todmorden and
Picker
See
Battinson Road Mills, Halifax,
Broad Lea Mill, Elland,
Halifax Dairies Limited,
Marshfield Mill, Elland and
Thrum Hall Rugby Ground
Between 1887 & 1956, it yielded fireclay.
Owners and tenants have included
An advertisement in May 1899 announced
Quarries to Let.
Apply: W. H. Sladden, Brighouse.
Ashday Hall now undergoing repairs and can be divided for the
convenience of Lessees who wish to be on the spot.
Stabling, Laithe and other outbuildings are also at liberty
See
Ashday Rutway
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Recorded in 1896, when
(possibly) John Ainley was here
On
19th March 1867,
a stone barer at the quarries, received serious head injuries by a
fall of earth and was taken to Halifax Infirmary where he died 20
minutes later
In
20th April 1903,
the mills were damaged by fire.
In
1937,
the mill was badly damaged by fire.
The Halifax Courier of 3rd June 1939, reported the creation of
a Bowling Green at the Mill for the workpeople of William Edleston Limited to play during their dinner hour, evenings & holidays
On
30th January 1875,
there was a boiler explosed at the works
The property stood at the northern side of Sedburgh Road, on the west
bank of the Hebble Brook.
See
Black Swan, Brighouse and
Tipp Inn, Brighouse
5-storey mill – 120 ft long and 60 ft wide.
13 windows (50 yards) long, 8 windows (20 yards) wide
Built in 1862 for Thomas Blackburn.
It was designed by Edward Bull.
James Dyson was involved in the construction.
It stood alongside the canal on Atlas Mill Road, Brighouse.
It was damaged by fire on
21st February 1873.
In another fire on
21st December 1898,
James Arthur Nuttall died from injuries suffered whilst trying to
rescue people from the fire.
Other people who were mentioned in reports of the fire included
The Mayor of Brighouse opened a subscription list
for the sufferers.
The fire stimulated much discussion about health and safety
conditions in the mills, and measures for dealing with fires.
The Empire Theatre opened on the site
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Built by Samuel Dyson in 1885.
Electric light was installed at the Works and at Dyson's home nearby.
The mill was destroyed by fire on
5th July 1924
Acre Mill, Old Town Ref 15-A116 
Adamroyd Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-68
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Adelaide Works, Greetland Ref 15-718
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Aincar Mine, Queensbury Ref 15-1271 Ainley Grange Mine, Elland Ref 15-1294 Ainley Main Colliery Ref 15-A17 Ainley Mine, Elland Ref 15-1325
Ainley Top Pottery Ref 15-A21 The Ainleys Fireclay Works Ref 15-968
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Aitken Flat Mine, Elland Ref 15-1297 Aked's Mill, Halifax Ref 15-838
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Akroyd's Aerated Water Works, Halifax Ref 15-1151
Albany Spindle Works, Pellon Ref 15-507
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albany Works, Halifax Ref 15-A367
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albert Boiler Works, Gauxholme Ref 15-1026
Albert Brewery, Halifax Ref 15-A215
Owners and tenants have included
Albert Cigar Factory, Halifax Ref 15-565
Pyramid mixture
Albert Foundry, Halifax Ref 15-581
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albert Iron Works, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-970
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albert Mill, Halifax Ref 15-1434
Albert Mill, Hebden Bridge Ref 15-598
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Albert Mill, Rastrick Ref 15-546 Albert Mills, Brighouse Ref 15-A369 Albert Mills, Elland Ref 15-A366
21 yards long by 16 wide, and 5 storeys high.
The bottom room was used as a blue dyehouse, being stocked with vats
worth nearly £1,000.
The other 4 rooms were filled with tumming machines, dules,
powerlooms &c with a very fair stock of wool and shoddy
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Albert Mills, Midgley Ref 15-2 Albert Mills, Mytholmroyd Ref 15-A339
Subsequent owners and tenants of the mills have included
Albert Mills, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-422
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Albert Springs Brewery, Halifax Ref 15-1246
Auction Sale at Albert Springs Brewery, Boothtown, Halifax on the 9th
October 1877.
Albert Brewery, New Pellon, Halifax.
Albert Street Mills, Halifax Ref 15-841
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Albert Works, Halifax Ref 15-358
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albert Works, Hebden Bridge Ref 15-807
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albion Brewery, Warley Ref 15-A109 Albion Iron Works, Halifax Ref 15-117
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albion Mill, Elland Ref 15-560
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Albion Mill, Halifax Ref 15-A346
Albion Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-347
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Albion Works, Halifax Ref 15-935
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Albion Works, Hebden Bridge Ref 15-496
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Alexandra Mills, Brighouse Ref 15-A370
Alexandra Shed, Wadsworth Ref 15-128 Alexandra Works, Halifax Ref 15-933
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Alexandria Works, Halifax Ref 15-1445
Alhambra Works, Halifax Ref 15-961
Owners and tenants of the works have included
All Souls' Memorial Works, Halifax Ref 15-385
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Allerton Wire Works,Halifax Ref 15-1406
Alma Mill, Walsden Ref 15-A353
Alma Road Wood Works, Halifax Ref 15-842
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Alumex Works, Halifax Ref 15-4460
Ambler Thorn Fire Clay Works Ref 15-A338 Ambler Thorn Mine, Queensbury Ref 15-651
Anchor Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-714
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda BriggsAnchor Pit, Clifton Ref 15-1143 Angel Quarry, Halifax Ref 15-597 Ann Street Printing Works, Halifax Ref 15-844
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Arch View Picker Works, Todmorden Ref 15-1028
Archer Street Mill, Halifax Ref 15-689
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Arden Works, Halifax Ref 15-A368
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Asda Supermarkets Ref 15-1372 Ashday Park Stone Quarries, Southowram Ref 15-1121
Ashgrove Mine, Southowram Ref 15-1290 Asia Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-99 Aspinall's Quarries, Hove Edge Ref 15-1077
Owners and tenants of the quarries have included
Asquith Bottom Dye Works, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-44
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Asquith Bottom Mills, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-45
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Atkinson's Mill, Colne Bridge Ref 15-262 Atkinson's Silk Mill, Boothtown Ref 15-506 Atlas Boiler Works, Halifax Ref 15-435
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Atlas Carpet Works, Halifax Ref 15-A233
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Atlas Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-380
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Atlas Mill Brewery, Brighouse Ref 15-A6
Atlas Mill, Brighouse Ref 15-A102
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Atlas Oil Works, Halifax Ref 15-1301
Atlas Soap Works, Elland Ref 15-279
Owners and tenants have included
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