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B mill, Dean Clough

Ref 15-1227

Badger Hill Mills, Rastrick

Ref 15-B561

In 1868, John Smith and his son, William set up business – John Smith & Sons – here.

On John's death, his sons William, Edward and Albert, and J. I. Mortimer established John Smith, Sons & Mortimer here.

Robert Flather Rogerson designed the Mill [1879].

By 1922, when William died, t had become the largest woollen manufacturer in the district.

There were 3 mill buildings.

There were fires at the mill

• On 31st July 1936
• On 7th April 1889 when the blaze was brought under control by a fire engine kept on the premises
• In 1970, when some of the older buildings were badly damaged by fire. The newer parts of the mills escaped damage. However, the old chimney developed a bad crack and was deemed to be unsafe some months after the fire, and it was decided to demolish it. The demolition by George Drake (Steeplejacks) Ltd Bradford took place in January 1973. The plan was to prise bricks out of the base, insert rods and rock the chimney into one of the mill dams that had been specially emptied by Brighouse Fire Brigade.

  The demolition went wrong, the chimney fell the wrong way and came down on top of the one remaining mill, destroying the spinning shed and the new machinery. The insurance did not cover the cost of reconstructing the property.

  The business closed, and the operation moved to Gosport Mills, Stainland

See Badger Hill Reservoir and The beck that runs through Rastrick

This & associated entries use material contributed by Audrey Bamforth, Sheridan Fryer & David Nortcliffe

Bailey Hall Brick Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1415

Recorded in 1914

Bailey Hall Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-B743

Built in 1879 for the Halifax Flour Society.

The foundation stone was laid in 1862. Beneath the stone were sealed bottles containing a complete set of British coins, balance sheets for 15 years' trading, copies of the rules of the Society, sample voting papers, lists of the directors and employees, 2 histories of the Society – written by the Secretary and the  Treasurer, a copy of the Mark Lane Express, a copy of the Halifax Courier, a copy of the Halifax Guardian, and a few grains of corn.

The mill had 48 pairs of mill-stones which were driven by two 40 hp engines.

In 1916, the mill was sold to the Co-operative Wholesale Society. The closure of the flour mills at Bailey Hall, in the 1930s, affected usage of the Halifax Branch canal.

In 1945, it was sold to Paton & Baldwin's.

In 1951, it was sold to John Mackintosh & Sons. The mills are now a part of the Nestlé site, and can be clearly seen from Halifax railway station.

In November 2004, the mill became unsuitable for Nestlé, and there was a proposal to restore the mill and build 4 town houses and a block of luxury flats to provide 123 new homes

Bailiff Bridge Mill

Ref 15-439

Jonas Wright was a corn dealer here [1822].

It was owned by the Richardson family of Bierley Hall.

Around 1885, the machinery was removed from the mill and it was used as a warehouse by Clayton & Company.

See W. J. J. & S. Sowden

Bailiffe Bridge Corn Mill

Ref 15-1059

Recorded in 1853, when it was occupied by John Briggs & Son.

See Samuel Kellett

Baines Square Mills, Brighouse

Ref 15-221

Baldwin's Silk Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-B570

Bank Bottom Dye Work, Halifax

Ref 15-695

Clark Bridge / Southowram Bank. Recorded in the early 1800s

Bank Bottom Malt Kilns, Elland

Ref 15-779

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Joseph Wilson [1905]

 

Bank Bottom Mill, Elland

Ref 15-B790

Saddleworth Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Joseph Smithies [1878]
• John & William Henry Briggs [1878]
• John Briggs & Sons [1905]
• William Brooke [1905]
• (possibly) James William Briggs [1912]
• Joseph Foster & Company [1914]

 

There was a fire at the mill on 14th February 1878.

Walter Banks died from burns sustained at the Mills in May 1912

Bank Bottom Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-955

Clark Bridge [?].

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Crossley & Leeming [1850, 1857]
• John Crossley & Company [1874]

 

Bank Bottom Mine, Southowram

Ref 15-1283

Bank Brewery, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-B44

Wharf Street. 19th century brewery.

Owners and tenants of the brewery have included

• John Hainsworth [1871]
• Mrs Ann Hainsworth [1874]

 

See Bank Brewery Company and Blue Bells, Mill Bank

Bank Close Quarry, Hipperholme

Ref 15-751

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• Robert Wharton [1905]

 

Bank Foot Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-189

Stood east of Berry Lane and Lower Kirkgate. Recorded in the early 1800s

Bank Foundry, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-449

Wharf Street. There were 2 factories, one either side of the Rochdale Canal.

Timothy Bates founded Timothy Bates & Company here in 1786.

William Bates, Son & Company Limited were here [? 1930s]

Bank Mill, Dulesgate

Ref 15-298

Bank Top Pit, Southowram

Ref 15-1430

Bank Ware Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-1418

Owners and tenants have included

• Frank Crossley & Company [1875]

Bankfield Bakery, Halifax

Ref 15-895

27 Boothtown Road. In 1905, the proprietors were William Baker & Son

Bankfield Mill, Haley Hill

Ref 15-10

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Jonathan Akroyd
• Crossley's Carpets
• Joseph Smithson Limited [1905]
• F. Pratt & Company Limited [1960s]
• Avena Carpets Limited [1983]

 

Bankfoot Lower Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-368

Associated with Bankfoot Mill, Hebden Bridge. In 1811, the mill operated 1928 spindles

Bankfoot Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-340

Mytholm. There were also Bankfoot Lower Mill, Hebden Bridge and Bankfoot Upper Mill, Hebden Bridge. Built in 17??/18??.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Thomas Lees [18??]
• James Bent [1825]
• Abraham Robinson & Sons [1861, 1880]
• Crabtree Brothers [1905]
• John Gill [1905]

 

On 30th April 1875, a fire at the mill caused damaged estimated at around £350.

Demolished in 1971.

The houses of Colden Close now stand on the site.

Bankfoot House stood opposite the Mill

This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet DiMaria

Bankfoot Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-299

Bankfoot Upper Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-367

Associated with Bankfoot Mill, Hebden Bridge.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Firth & Parkinson [18??]
• Abraham Hollinrake [1808, 1820s]

 

In 1811, the mill operated 2964 spindles

Bankhouse Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-60

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Benjamin Briggs
• Samuel Walker
• John Maude & Sons [1905, 1908]

 

In 1908, the mills were gutted by fire.

Houses now stand on the site

Banks Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-1029

Dulesgate, Bacup Road

Banksfield Clothing Works, Mytholmroyd

Ref 15-494

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Redman Brothers
• Sutcliffe Farrar

 

Banksfield Mill, Mytholmroyd

Ref 15-1172

Owners and tenants have included

• Sutcliffe Farrar & Company Limited [2010]

Bankwell Colliery, Cornholme

Ref 15-B93

Opened in 1811.

A lower pit was opened at Bankwell Corner [1899].

The pit closed in 1921.

Owners and tenants have included

• Haigh, Green & Company [1855]
• Cliviger Coal & Coke Company [1905]

 

There was a fatal accident here on 6th October 1855, when the mine was owned by Haigh, Green & Company.

The mine closed in 1921

Bar Mill, Elland

Ref 15-540

Woollen mill.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• George Casson

 

Barclay Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-739

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Hartley, Carter & Company Limited [1905]

 

See Barclay, Southowram

Bare Head Quarry, Northowram

Ref 15-1173

Owners and tenants have included

• Thomas Pullman
• Ingham Pickersgill & Company

Barewise Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-300

Burnley Valley. Cotton mill recorded in 1808.

Owners and tenants have included

• J. & W. Barker [1842]

Mentioned in Newspaper Cuttings [1872]

See Barewise Mill Company Limited

Barker Royd Mill, Southowram

Ref 15-457

4-storey mill to produce carding equipment and belting built by the Barber family at Barker Royd, Southowram.

The mill produced gas which they supplied to the houses in the nearby Halfpenny Can area.

In the 1930s, the mill was used by Rose & Bradley.

The building has been converted into apartments.

In 1919, Ethel Aspinall drowned herself in the dam

See Jackson & Fox

This & associated entries use material contributed by Steven Beasley

Barker Royd Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-1170

Owners and tenants have included

• Sheard & Midgley [1881]

Barkisland Mills

Ref 15-B789

Stainland Road.

6-storey mill.

The Halifax Guardian [Saturday 23rd October 1853] advertised

FREEHOLD WATER MILL and LAND in all the WATERMILL called BARKISLAND MILL with Mill Dam, Drying Kiln, Offices, &c., to be sold by Auction Wednesday 9th November 1853, late in the occupation of Eli Walker

 

In 1864, Samuel Dawson was killed in an accident at the mill.

On 6th December 1882, there was a fire at the mills and 1 man was killed.

Owners and tenants have included

• Jonathan Bottomley & partners [1867 to 1883]
• Eli Sutcliffe [1882]
• B. Taylor & Company Limited [1905]

In 200?, the mills were converted into apartments

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles, Geoff Shackleton & Suzanne Wille

Barms Hill Pottery

Ref 15-B429

Established by the Sunderland family around 1910.

The business moved to Soil Hill where it was managed by Sam Bradley

Bath Mills, Southowram

Ref 15-182

There was corn milling here in the early 18th century

Battinson Road Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-348

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Robinson
• Stott & Ingham [1850, 1905]

 

In September 1966, it was announced that the mills were to be converted to a supermarket.

The mills were occupied by the Asda Supermarket and the Yorkshire Antiques Market.

In 1981, fire destroyed the mills

Beacon Brick Works, Halifax

Ref 15-899

Godley Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Oates & Green [1905]
• George Greenwood & Sons

 

In April 1894, Frederick Hinchcliffe, a presser at the Works, was killed when the floor where he was working collapsed

Beacon Dye Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1396

Recorded around 1914

Beacon Fire Clay Works

Ref 15-591

Miss Lister's Road, Southowram

Beacon Hill Road Saw Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1088

Recorded in 1930 where Wiscombe Bank joins Beacon Hill Road

Beacon Lodge Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-1202

Stone quarry on Long Lane

Beacon Mine, Southowram

Ref 15-1282

Beacon Hill

Beacon Works, Halifax

Ref 15-156

Well Lane.

See Buck & Watkin

Beauvoir Works, Luddenden

Ref 15-726

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• C. Lindley & Company Limited [1905]

 

Bedford Street North Saw Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-954

Bedford Street North.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• John Crossland & Son [1874]

 

Beech Hill Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-B795

Stood at the junction of Beech Street and Pellon Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• William Hanson & Company Limited [1874]
• Scott Brothers [18??]

 

Beechwood Mills, Ovenden

Ref 15-15

Owners and tenants have included

• (possibly) Wilkinson Morley & Son Limited [1921]

Beechwood Works, Ovenden

Ref 15-16

Beehive Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-B799

Hebble End.

A later name for the Hebble End Works.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Richard Thomas & Sons
• Broadbent Brothers & Blackburn [1905, 1917]
• Uttley, Ingham & Company Limited [1962]

 

The mill was affected by the strike of July 1906

Beeston Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-884

Aka Beestonhirst Mill, Ripponden

Beeston Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-1267

Another name for Holme Mill, Stainland

Beestonhirst Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-49

Aka Gig Mill, Thrum Hall Mill, Beeston Mill 17th century mill.

In 1663, it was divided into 2 houses.

In 1736, Mary, wife of John Royds, added the mill to the family estate.

An iron waterwheel was added later.

The old engine house is dated M. R. 1736 for Mary Royds.

Subsequent owners and tenants of the mill have included

• George Hartley
• C. & E. Kenworthy [1808]
• George Stansfield Wells [1815]
• Lawton & Mallalieu [1820s]
• Joseph Lawton [1841, 1851]

 

In 1810, the mill was split off from Thrum Hall.

In May 1906, John H. Stead put the mill up for sale at auction, and it was described as

a 40-storeyed building with reservoir, &c, and land adjoining

The property was withdrawn at £500.

The Mill burnt down in 1924-1926.

See Beeston Hall

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jean Hurley

Beeton Rope Works, Stansfield

Ref 15-713

Halifax Road

Beggarington Pit, Hartshead

Ref 15-1138

Coal mine. Recorded in 1851

Bell Hall Joinery Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1131

Owners and tenants have included John W. Roberts [1911]

Belle Vue Silk Mills, Brighouse

Ref 15-196

Bradford Road. 3-storey mill.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Barker & Butterworth [1872, 1908]
• J. Cheetham & Sons Limited [1909]

 

Belmont Mill, Norland

Ref 15-8

Benjamin Thompson Quarries, Southowram

Ref 15-741

See Watson Quarries

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Goodall

Bentley's Quarry, Hipperholme

Ref 15-1095

Established by Joseph Bentley

Question: It is possible that this quarry has been confused with any of several others operated by Mr Bentley at Hipperholme. Please email me if you can resolve any confusion

 

Berry Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-971

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Wheelwright & Lumb [1874]

 

Billingshay Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-211

Parkinson Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Blackburn & Bray (Halifax) Limited [1921, 1937]

 

Binns Bottom Mine, Southowram

Ref 15-B673

/ Elland Road, Brighouse.

Coalmine on land between the Calder and Calder & Hebble Navigation. It was in production from the late 18th century.

Owners and tenants of the mine have included

• Hebblethwaite & Company [1869]

 

On 14th April 1858, Thomas Howgate, a miner, was killed when he fell down a shaft.

A newspaper notice on 23rd January 1869 announced

TO BE LET OR SOLD with immediate possession.

BINNS BOTTOM COLLIERY in the Township of Southowram, in the parish of Halifax within about one mile of Elland.

For further particulars apply Holt & Co, Southowram; or John Shore, Colliery Viewer, Southowram or Wm Berry & Sons, Land & Mineral Surveyors, Lightcliffe

 

In 1906, the workings were taken over by Ash Grove Fireclay Works, later W. T. Knowles & Sons

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Darrell Prest

Binns's Mill, Rishworth

Ref 15-251

Aka Dyson Lane Mill, Rishworth

Birdcage Works, Halifax

Ref 15-746

Beacon Hill Road / Godley.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Hanson & Balme [1905]

 

Birds Royd Quarry, Brighouse

Ref 15-1382

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• Marshall's

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Pat Greenwood

Birks Mill, Walsden

Ref 15-100

A mill is recorded here in 1799.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Hamer & Abraham Crossley [18??]
• Robert Fielden & Sons [1854, 1877]
• John Arthur Cockcroft [1899]
• John Cockcroft & Sons [1905]

 

It is currently [2009] in a parlous state

Birks Royd Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-742

On the left hand side down Church Lane.

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• John R. Oates [1905]
• Fawthrop & Marshall [1913]

 

See Birks Royd, Southowram

Black Dyke Mills, Queensbury

Ref 15-B114

Or Black Dike Mills. The mill of John Foster & Son Limited, manufacturer of woollen and worsted products.

John Foster started to build the mill around 1835, on land which he acquired from his father-in-law Abram Briggs in 1834.

The company's brass band was founded by John Foster in 1835.

See David Parkinson

Black Flat Pit, Clifton

Ref 15-898

Blackburn & Sugden Colliery, Shelf

Ref 15-465

Partners included Mr Blackburn and John Sugden.

In 1785, John Sugden had a coal pit here.

His son, Dr John Sugden carried on the business in 1823

Blackley & Woodman Mine, Elland

Ref 15-1295

Blackley Fire Clay Works

Ref 15-458

Aka Wilkinson's Clay Works, Elland / Samuel Wilkinson & Sons Fire Brick Works, Elland

Blackley Pottery

Ref 15-B542

Built by Joseph Kitson in 1810.

See Woodman Works, Elland

Blackshawhead corn mill

Ref 15-543

Later used for cotton production.

It was destroyed by fire on 3rd March 1802

Blackwall Wire Works, Halifax

Ref 15-963

West Parade.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Stuart Whitehead & Company [1874]

 

Blackwood Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-577

Battinson Road / Long Lover Lane. Aka Blackwood Shed.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Howard Clay [1905]
• Jesse Robinson & Son Limited [1905]
• Enoch Robinson

 

In 1912, Jesse Robinson – trading as Enoch Robinson – was served with a notice to abate the nuisance arising from the discharge of black smoke from the chimney at the works

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom

Blake Hill End Quarry, Northowram

Ref 15-1353

Owners and tenants have included

• Tom Pullman [1896]

Blakelaw Quarry, Hartshead

Ref 15-1129

Situated between Clifton and Hartshead.

Sir George Armytage gave stone from the quarry for the construction of St John the Evangelist, Clifton

Blue Ball Quarry, Rastrick

Ref 15-534

Aka Blue Ball Delf, Blue Bell Quarry. Upper Edge.

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• Paul Normington & Company [1896]
• Richard Marsden [1905]

 

The quarry is now filled in

Bob Mill, Heptonstall

Ref 15-B800

Aka Slater Ing Mill. Recorded in 1805. 6-storey mill measuring 60 ft by 30 ft.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• William Greenwood [1805]
• Robert Sutcliffe [1809]
• Gamaliel Sutcliffe [1809]

 

Bob Mill, Lower Colden

Ref 15-1090

This was a very early 3 storey cotton spinning mill, believed to be the first in this area.

It was probably built in the early 1790s by Gamaliel Sutcliffe, but it burned down on 3rd March 1802 and was never rebuilt.

Part of what survived was made into a house, but most remained as ruin.

In 1967, boys from Dobroyd Castle School, working under their Probation Officers, pulled down the ruins almost to ground level to tidy up the countryside.

The old wheelhouse at the western end is about all that remains of any substance

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

Bogden Mill, Rishworth

Ref 15-247

Aka Cockcroft Mill, Hazel Grove Mill, Hutch Royd Mill, Lower Wormald Mill, and Round Hill Mill

4-storey cotton mill, measuring 48 ft by 48 ft, built in 1792.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Holroyd and his son [1792]
• Robert Brear of Middleton
• Solomon Lumb [1796]
• James and Joseph Kershaw of Manchester [1800]
• John Moore [1800]
• John Hartley [1802]
• William Thomas [1802]
• Robert Holroyd [1803]
• John Firth [180?]
• John Whiteley [around 1810]

 

The mill was inundated when Ryburn Reservoir was constructed

Bolton Quarries, Southowram

Ref 15-1331

Stone quarries at Bank Top / Green Lane.

Owners and tenants have included

• Jagger's Limited
• Herbert Mellor
• Moulson & Mellor

The quarry was filled in by J. & J. Fee [1960s & 1970s]

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Bond Works, Halifax

Ref 15-641

Hopwood Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Thomas & Company [1890]

 

Bonegate Soap Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-B560

Stood near Bonegate Hall. Recorded in 1859

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Brighouse Soap Company Limited

 

Booth Bridge Mill, Rishworth

Ref 15-407

3-storey mill measuring 27 ft by 24 ft, built by John Piccup around 1794.

A 4-storey mill measuring 39 ft by 38 ft was built alongside around 1801.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Bottomley [1794]
• John Dyson [1794]
• Robert Lewis
• Henry Binns
• Richard Holt
• John Stansfield Wells [1818]
• Michael Hoyle [1836]
• John Shepherd [1836]

 

In 1836, Michael Hoyle leased Booth Bridge Cotton Mill and 10 acres of land in Spa Meadow, to John Shepherd on condition that

he raise the dam bank and weir and insures the mill for £800

The mill later became a frizing mill for production of blankets.

After 1919, the mill was abandoned.

It was demolished [19??].

See Booth Bridge, Rishworth

This & associated entries use material contributed by Antony Shepherd

Booth Wood Mill, Rishworth

Ref 15-736

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Garside [1785]
• James Garside [1790]
• Scipio Dyson [1804]
• William Shepherd [1808]
• William Shepherd & the Whittell brothers [1815]
• William Pogson [1830s]
• Joseph Whittell
• Mr Bradley & William Shepherd [1865]
• William Mellor [1875]
• The Boothwood Paper Mill Company [1876]
• Clarke & Luke [1881]
• Joseph Law & Job Morton [1886]
• David Scott [1890]
• Thomas Briggs (Manchester) Limited [1901, 1905, 1910]
• Mr Lockett [1920s]

 

On 10th February 1854, the mill was partially burnt down. At the time, it was reported that the mill belonged to the Earl of Scarborough.

In August 1857, the mill was badly damaged by floods in the Ryburn Valley.

On 16th October 1875, Monkman White was killed at the mill.

The Halifax Courier [Saturday 19th May 1877] announced

Boothwood Paper Mill Company Ltd, Ripponden, Near Halifax

Sale by Auction at the Queen Hotel, Ripponden on 29th May 1877.

All that paper mill known as Boothwood Paper Mill with Steam Engine, Steam boiler, etc., and valuable water rights, also two dwellinghouses, revolving rag boiler, 4 rag hugines [?] and two turbines and one water wheel.

Apply to Messrs Broadbent & Hutchinson, Accountants, Blackburn

 

On 7th October 1920, the mill was damaged by fire.

On 3rd July 1926, the mill was damaged by fire. On 6th July 1926, the mill was completely destroyed by fire.

The site was cleared and the land acquired by Wakefield Corporation. Booth Wood Reservoir was built just upstream of the mill.

See John Pickup

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Antony Shepherd

Boothtown Colliery

Ref 15-B898

19th century coal mine beneath Swales Moor.

Recorded in 1842.

It closed in 1875

Boothtown Lathe Works

Ref 15-896

Boothtown Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Holland, Wilson & Company [1905]

 

Boothtown Leather Works

Ref 15-901

Gordon Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• John Hartley [1905]

 

Boothtown Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-920

Mill Lane, Boothtown Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Calvert Brothers [1885]
• William Woodhead & Company [1905]
• Boothtown Spinning Company (Halifax) Limited [1937]

 

Boothtown Silk Mills

Ref 15-405

Recorded on maps produced in 1854.

See Atkinson's Silk Mill, Boothtown

Boothtown Steam Joinery Works

Ref 15-900

Gordon Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Samuel Greenwood [1905]

 

Borough Bottling Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-706

Established by Edward Nettleton in Nettleton's Yard, Brighouse.

In 1883, the business was acquired by Mark Morrell

Borough Mineral & Aerated Works, Todmorden

Ref 15-727

Roomfield Lane.

Owners and tenants have included J. Feather & Son [1897]

Borough Wire Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1003

Police Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• J. W. Lister Limited [1901, 1922]

 

Bottomley's Mill, Barkisland

Ref 15-1259

Cotton mill recorded in 13th January 1871 when fire broke out in the mill which was run by Bottomley Brothers

Bottomley's Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-487

The mills burned down on 17th November 1858

Bottomley's Mill, Shelf

Ref 15-238

Owned by Henry Bottomley.

Joseph Hobson Jagger – the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo – was an engineer here

Bottomley's Saw Mills, Brighouse

Ref 15-281

Gooder Lane.

Established by Thomas Bottomley from what was originally Railway Saw Mills

Bottoms Mill, Ogden

Ref 15-515

Off Union Lane.

Spinning mill. Built in the early 1800s.

Owners and tenants have included John Sunderland [1841] and Cockroft & Chambers [1871]

Cockroft & Chambers filed for bankruptcy, and, in 1886, the property and effects at Bottoms Mill were put up for sale. The 2 lots comprised:

Stone-built worsted mill, reservoirs, wheelrace, and water rights, together with the engine bed, waterwheel, dams, goits, shafting and gearing, and the several closes of land adjoining the said mill, called the Nursery, the Little Field and the Plantation, with the road leading to the mill from the public road, and the strip of land adjoining to the said road, and the stable and hayloft over, and the two cottages built on the land [for an expected price of] £400;

Various machinery, including spinning frames, spindles and skips

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Chambers & Roger Sunderland

Bottoms Mill, Salterhebble

Ref 15-40

John Holdsworth set up business here.

On 30th May 1936, the mill was almost destroyed by fire.

See Peter Cockcroft

Bottoms Mill, Walsden

Ref 15-101

Rochdale Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• William Dugdale [18??]
• Dugdale & Mills
• Bottoms Mill Limited [1921]

 

Boulderclough Mills, Sowerby

Ref 15-572

Aka Swamp Mills, Sowerby

Bower's Mill, Barkisland

Ref 15-B266

18th century water-powered fulling mill on the Black Brook.

Later converted for other processes: corn mill, worsted mill, woollen mill.

The 5-storey mill was built around 1864 and extended 1864-1882. It has been converted for use by small businesses

Owners and tenants have included

• Joseph Wells [1737]
• Benjamin Walker [1845]
• B. Taylor & Company [1880]
• J. & S. L. Taylor Limited [1861, 1900, 1905]

 

Bowling Dyke Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-11

Aka Bowling Dyke Dye Works, Halifax, Bowling Mill.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Samuel Emmett [1801]
• Thomas Ramsden [1801]
• Thomas Emmett [until 1815]
• the Akroyds [1815]

 

The mill burned down on 1st July 1847.

It was rebuilt around 1849 for James Akroyd & Son by Hewes & Wren of Manchester. On 7th December 1848, a new mill was opened.

An oratorio was performed when the mill opened.

The employees published a letter of gratitude for the support which the Akroyds had given to them and their families whilst the mill was being rebuilt.

Subsequent owners and tenants of the mills have included

• W. H. Spencer & Sons [1899]
• F. King & Sons Limited [1905]
• H. & L. Braithwaite [1905]
• H. Fletcher & Company Limited [1905]
• William Henry Spencer & Company [1905]
• Rouse & Company [1905]
• M. & M. Calvert Limited [1937]

 

The mill later formed a part of the Dean Clough complex.

There is some confusion in the sources between this and Old Lane Mill, Halifax

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Sylvia Crowder

Bowling Green Foundry, Halifax

Ref 15-584

Well Lane.

Owners and tenants of the foundry have included

• Sewell Brothers [1905]
• Clayton Brothers [1915]

 

Bowood Quarry, Triangle

Ref 15-1359

Owners and tenants have included

• J. Shaw & Company [1896]

Box Tree Mill, Wheatley

Ref 15-B781

4-storey woollen mill.

Designed by Walsh, Wilkinson & Coutts.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• George Hirst [1857]
• William Appleyard & Son [1862]
• James Ratcliffe & Sons
• James H. Heal & Company [1886]
• William Hanson & Company Limited [1905]
• Arthur Graham & Company Limited [1940s]
• Denford Machine Tool Limited [1944]
• Boxford Engineering [1952]

 

In November 1862, the Mill was completely destroyed by fire.

See Box Trees House, Ovenden

Boy Mill, Luddendenfoot

Ref 15-B294

Originally a corn mill on the south bank of the Calder.

It appears as a fulling mill on a map of 1599.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• William Currer [1787] who rebuilt the mill
• Messrs Briggs
• The Ackroyd family who carried on worsted production  here [1829-1847]
• John & William Whitworth [1850s]
• Robert Whitworth & Company [1895]
• James Clay & Company [1892, 1895, 1905]

 

A Sunday School was held here around 1830.

In 1858, the Whitworth's built a new 7-storey mill. They later added several other machine shops.

The mill was damaged by fire on

• 11th April 1877 - Clays completely rebuilt the mill
• 1893
• 12th April 1906

Question: Can anyone confirm David Cant's suggestion that the photograph of the 1906 mill fire might be of Boy Mill?

 

See Boy Bridge, Luddendenfoot

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant & Gillian Holt

Boyes Bank Pit, Northowram

Ref 15-1341

The will of Richard Halliday [1778] mentions coal mines here

This & associated entries use material contributed by Joan Jeffrey

Boys Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-41

Brackenbed Brewery

Ref 15-B31

Recorded in 1868.

Owners and tenants have included

• James Mansley & Jonathan Sheard [1870s]
• Jonathan Sheard [1891]
• F. H. Hatch [1900]

Closed after World War I.

See F. H. Hatch and Sheard's Brewery

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Brackens Land End Mine, Shelf

Ref 15-B1432

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Topham & Company [1869]

 

Brackens Lane Mines, Shelf

Ref 15-802

There were several coal mines in the area

Bradley Mill, Colne Bridge

Ref 15-183

A woollen mill on the Colne owned by Thomas Atkinson [1818, 1833].

The cropping machinery at the Mills was an early target for local Luddites.

In March 1812, an attack by the Luddites was mounted, but it was beaten off. Few details of the incident are recorded

This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso & Nigel Haigh

Bradley Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-372

Paper mill built on the Black Brook.

Owners and tenants have included

• John Hirst had a paper-manufacturing business here [1772]
• Phineas Dyson [1810]
• Shaw & Company [1910]

 

Recorded in 1907

Bradley Quarry

Ref 15-658

The 19th century Brighouse quarry was sold to Huddersfield for use as a land-fill tip, but was not used. After some work in the 1980s, it is now a nature reserve

Bradshaw Head Pottery

Ref 15-B1098

Established around 1830 by Samuel Catherall. It closed around 1832

Bradshaw Lane Brewery

Ref 15-B1476

Established by Benjamin Jackson.

See David Jackson

Bradshaw Lane Mine

Ref 15-B1433

Aka Bradshaw Lane Colliery. Several accidents were recorded here in the 19th century

Owners and tenants have included

• Spencer & Company [1869]

 

Bradshaw Mills

Ref 15-B717

See Co-operative Mills, Bradshaw

Bramston Street Mine, Rastrick

Ref 15-652

Stone mine at the bottom of Bramston Street.

Owners and tenants of the mine have included

• Samuel Cliffe & Son [1896]

 

It has closed and the site has been reclaimed

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Branksholme Dye Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1351

/ Branks Holme Works [1910]. Bradford Road (east side).

Stood south of North Vale Mills.

Built before 1908.

See Branxholme Mills, Bailiff Bridge

Branxholme Mills, Bailiff Bridge

Ref 15-681

Aka Hardman's Mills.

Built in 1844, by Henry Roberts of Gomersall.

In 1856, the mill, house and garden were advertised to let, the mill having

a never-failing supply of water ... cheap and abundant coal ... steam engines of 16 hp and 40 hp

Owners and tenants have included

• Ellis Stott & Sons [1883, 1895]
• A. Hardman & Son Limited [18??, 1905, 1910]
• Branxholme Combing Company [1930s]
• Parkland Textiles
• Smith & Bulmer

 

The mill was badly damaged by fire on 8th December 1883.

There was a serious fire at the mills on 7th September 1910.

The mill was demolished in the early 1980s and the Branxholme Trading Estate built on the site

See Branksholme Dye Works, Brighouse

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Fisher

Bray's Mill, Lilly Lane

Ref 15-512

Owned by John Bray.

Robert Crossley was a worsted spinner here in the 1840s

Breakneck Pit, Hipperholme

Ref 15-622

Clay mine. Recorded in 1894, when he married

Brearley Mills, Midgley

Ref 15-3

Brearley Lane / Luddendenfoot.

A corn mill is mentioned here in 1296.

It was a cotton scribbling mill.

In 1807, the mill was used wool carding and scribbling.

In 1812, it was again used for corn milling.

Champion Murgatroyd, the miller at the mill, had suffered several thefts of sacks of flour. To solve the problem, he placed marked pieces of paper in the flour. The culprits were caught when flour in their possession was sieved. In 1834, John Mitchell, William Mitchell and Abraham Akroyd were charged with stealing 20 lbs of wheat from Champion Murgatroyd. Henry Riley was charged with receiving the stolen wheat. All the men were transported to the West Indies for 7 years

The mill was entirely gutted by fire on 18th March 1881. The mill was then described as

3 storeys high

The mill was badly damaged by fire on 30th April 1907. The mill was then described as

5 storeys high, 6 windows (30 yards) long, and 4 windows (15 yards)  wide

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Samuel Winpenny [1803]
• J. Browne [1809]
• Thomas Murgatroyd [1800s]
• Champion Murgatroyd [1834]
• Ogden & Lumb [1859]
• Levi Harwood & Company Limited [1875, 1905]
• W. H. Kershaw & Company [1905]
• Levi Sykes & Company (Brearley) Limited [1905]

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Breck Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-194

Bridge Lanes. Originally a corn mill.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Sowerby Bridge Flour Society [1905]

 

In October 1916, a boiler crashed into the entrance to the mill.

A chimney was connected to the mill by a flue which passed under the main road. The chimney was demolished when nearby houses were demolished and the area landscaped [1960s]

Brian Royd Mill, Greetland

Ref 15-B794

Built in 18?? It has been used for processing shoddy and mungo.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Dyson's John & Thomas Dyson [1845]
• J. W. Wheelwright & Sons Limited [1905, 1921]

 

The mill is owned by Binns & Sons [2005]. It is currently used as a business centre, a bakery and by engineering firms

This & associated entries use material contributed by Freya Bletsoe

Brick Factory, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-882

A popular name for Lower Willow Hall Mill, Sowerby Bridge which was built of brick

Brick Mill, Luddendenfoot

Ref 15-207

Next to Cooper House Mill.

Owners and tenants have included

• Whiteley's Lewis Whiteley & Sons Limited [1930]

There was a fire here on 20th February 1930

Bridestones Brewery

Ref 15-1057

A microbrewery at Colden. Recorded in 2008

Bridge Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-B689

Bridge Road Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1158

Stood between Atlas Mill Road and the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

This was a corn mill [1850].

Disused in 1907 when it was shown as Upper Mill, Brighouse

Bridge Royd Mill & Dye Works, Stansfield

Ref 15-1030

Spring Side, Halifax Road, Todmorden

Steam-powered dyeing and finishing works built around 1868.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Dan Crabtree & Sons [1901]
• Moss Brothers Limited [1913, 1921]
• Brisbane Moss Corduroys
• M. Chapman & Sons [2009]

 

The works were damaged by fire on 18th February 1878, on 30th January 1879 and on 25th October 1901

Bridge Street Shuttle Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-811

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Handel Halstead & Sons [1887, 1905]

 

Bridge Works, Elland

Ref 15-645

4-storey mill built around 1870.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• John Ainley [1890]

 

Bridgefield Mill, Elland

Ref 15-B688

Stood alongside the Calder at Elland Bridge.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• William Broadbent [1905]
• J. W. Garside [1905]
• Haigh & Heppenstall [1905]
• Thomas Taylor [1905]
• Gledhill's [1914]

 

On 21st November 1907, there was (possibly) a fire at the Mill

This & associated entries use material contributed by Suzanne Wille

Bridgefoot Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-301

Brier Lane Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-1409

Brier Lane, Southowram.

Marshall's had a quarry and factory here.

The quarry was a source of the diminishing stocks of premium Elland Edge flagstone at Southowram, much of which had been exhausted after years of exploitation.

The stone at Brier Lane lay beneath the offices at Brier Lodge and workshops of the Marshall organisation, with an estimated value of several millions pounds, and the decision was taken to demolish the whole complex, offices, workshops, house and all.

The quarry has been filled-in, and the area landscaped

This & associated entries use material contributed by Steven Beasley

Brierley Hill Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-1345

Beacon Hill Road. Part of a brickworks. The brickworks were demolished in the 1970s

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Brierly Hill Quarry, Godley

Ref 15-669

The quarry eroded much of the northern end of Beacon Hill, as can be seen from Halifax.

The quarry is now disused

Brigg Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-1419

Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge.

Owners and tenants have included

• William Bates, Son & Company Limited

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Ridehalgh

Brigg Royd Mill, West Vale

Ref 15-B630

Aka Brig Royd Mill. Woollen mill. Stood opposite West Vale Methodist Chapel at Brow Bridge. Built on the Black Brook in 1870.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Law & Sons [1905]

 

On 24th July 1869, West Vale Fire Brigade tackled a small fire caused by spontaneous combustion of a heap of shoddy at the mill.

The mill was demolished in 1973.

A car park and toilet facilities Brow Bridge West Vale were built on the site

Briggella Textile Mill

Ref 15-1063

See Abraham Briggs

Brighouse Corn Mill

Ref 15-B722

Wakefield Road, Brighouse. Aka Kirklees Mill.

See James Hoyle and Mill Cottage, Clifton

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jonathan S. Hill & Kai Roberts

Brighouse Low Mills

Ref 15-B237

Wool processing mill on the land between the Calder & Hebble Navigation and the Calder built in the 15th century. It was bought by John Armytage in 1571, and owned by the Armytage family until the 19th century.

There was a wire mill for many years in the 20th century until George Healey & Sons were flooded out in the mid-1960s

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

Brighouse Mill

Ref 15-621

See Rastrick Mill

Brighouse Mills, Mill Royd Street

Ref 15-696

Owners and tenants have included

• T. R. Sutcliffe & Sons
• Thomas Sugden & Son Limited

Brighouse Quarries

Ref 15-1103

Foldout looks at some of the quarries in Brighouse

See Quarries

Britannia Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-198

Built at Baines Square by Samuel Baines. There were 2 buildings of 3 and 6 floors.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• owners Wilkinson & Airey
• J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company [1870-1889]
• Christopher Wadsworth [1893]
• owners the Halifax Joint Stock Banking Company
• Henry Farrar & Sons Limited [1929]

 

Britannia Works, Elland

Ref 15-777

Princess Street / Brook Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Joseph Wilson [1905]

 

Britannia Works, Halifax

Ref 15-960

Northgate Yard / Portland Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• B. Hirst & Sons [1874]

 

Broad Carr Mill, Elland

Ref 15-B791

Alfred Crossley is recorded here [1861-1869].

Bankfield Museum holds samples of wool, serge & worsted textiles produced at the Mill, together with orders from military groups

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Bowman

Broad Lea Mill, Elland

Ref 15-B792

Dewsbury Road.

Late 19th century 4 storey worsted spinning mill.

It was an impressive 8-storey building.

Owners and tenants have included

• W. & J. E. Crossley [1915] when it was known as Crossley Mill
• Joseph Kagan / Gannex

 

In 1967, the windows, doors and roof were picked out in white paint, making the building a distinctive feature of Dewsbury Road.

The Gannex business closed in the 1990s.

The mills was subsequently used by several small businesses.

In 2001, Asda was refused permission to build a supermarket, bus station and 42 houses on the site.

In June 2005, there was a proposal to convert the mill into a hi-tech office space and create 349 apartments.

In 2009, plans to convert the mill into apartments and offices fell through. Pennine Housing bought the property.

In September 2010, Pennine Housing said it would be too expensive to convert the building to commercial use, and announced plans to demolish the mill for 65 low-cost homes.

The mill was demolished by December 2010.

The new development is known as Gannex Park

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Glanfield

Broad Oak Stone Mine, Hove Edge

Ref 15-1432

The mine was owned by Ledgard Naylor in June 1892 when Thomas Ashton & Richard Jowett were killed and Michael Riley & Alfred Pearson were injured as they were being lowered down the shaft at the mine

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Broadbent's Foundry, Mytholmroyd

Ref 15-355

Formerly, Pickles Foundry, Mytholmroyd. In his poem Under the World's Wild Rims, Ted Hughes described the double row of glass skylights which came into view on his way to school. The Foundry was demolished in 2003 to make way for a New Health Centre

Broadholme Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-B778

Or Broad Holme Mill.

Occupied the land between Atlas Mill Road and the Calder.

Built by Thomas Blackburn.

5-storey cotton mill with extensions of 2 and 3 storeys. It was 13 windows long, and 8 windows in width.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Blackburn & Ormerod
• Ormerod & Hirst [1874]
• Thomas Blackburn [owner 1895]
• John Crowther & Company [1887, 1914]
• Southern & North, caravan builders [1932]
• Walker Brothers, haulage contractors [1932]

 

On 12th July 1918, Joe Boothroyd was killed at the Mill.

In January 1932, the Mill was destroyed by fire

This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Blackburn

Brockwell Lane Chimney, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-1250

Rochdale Road.

Aka Mill House Chimney, Triangle.

45 ft high, octagonal, iron-banded, mid 19th century mill chimney near the junction of Brockwell Lane and Rochdale Road. For Rawson's Mill House Mill which is to the south

About 50 ft high.

The top has been restored in brick.

It was shortened in 2011.

It gives its name to the Long Chimney pub, and the Long Chimney, Sowerby Bridge section of the Rochdale Road.

See Long Chimney, Sowerby Bridge

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Michael Steele

Brockwell Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-46

Brook's Brick Works, Rastrick

Ref 15-1180

Rastrick Common.

Owners and tenants have included

• Lister Brook

The 3 chimneys at the site were demolished in the 1950s

Brook's Foundry, Halifax

Ref 15-1435

Foundry Street.

Aka Old Foundry.

Recorded in 1846, when it was occupied by Bethel Hanson.

On 11th March 1846, the boiler at the works exploded, killing Hanson and his bookkeeper, Dan Taylor

Brook House Brewery, Mixenden

Ref 15-1171

An advertisement of 1884 announced

On 2nd April 1884, Sale by Auction re Patchett Sheard on instructions received from the Trustees to sell brewers' loose plant, yeast tubs, piping, hop press, grey draught horse, chains, gears, etc., various brewery and farming implements

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Brook Mill Fulling Mills, Wheatley

Ref 15-1328

Brook Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-376

Built by Thomas Denton. A small mill with its own water wheel and dam fed by the Holywell Brook.

Owners and tenants have included

• John Shaw [1770s]

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Farnhill

Brook's Mill, West Vale

Ref 15-1245

Recorded in the 1850s & the 1930s.

Built on the Black Brook. A special leet took water from the Black Brook further west, thus giving sufficient volume and speed of water to drive the mill.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Thomas Brook [1905]

 

Brooke's Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-B529

Badger Lane, Brighouse.

Flour and corn mill established in 1826 at Bridge End by John Brooke

Brookfoot Corn Mill

Ref 15-B528

Brookfoot Dye Works

Ref 15-B622

Built in 1807.

The Works stood at Brookfoot and used the Red Beck to supply water for the dyeing processes and to drive the waterwheel.

Later, this was augmented by water from bore-holes and by steam-engines.

On 6th November 1918 one man was killed and 8 injured by an explosion at the Works.

In the 1950s, a large power generation unit was built to serve the works and the nearby Craven Dyeing Company.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• J. C. Bottomley & Emerson Limited
• Joseph Richardson [1870]
• Thornton, Hannam & Marshall

 

Brookfoot Mill [1], Brighouse

Ref 15-1379

Aka Brookfoot Corn Mill.

It was a part of the Shibden Estate and was required to pay an annual fee of £11 to Hipperholme Grammar School.

Recorded in 1661, when Brookefoote Milne – a water corn milne at Brookfoot – was occupied by Bridgett Scolefielde.

Jonathan Richardson was here [1800].

In 1805, it was bought by John Clay and William Earnshaw – Clay & Earnshaw.

An announcement of April 1808, advertising the lease of the new corn mill, described the mill as

• steam powered
• 63 ft x 33 ft and 4 storeys high

John Brooke started work here before setting up his own business at Brooke's Mill in 1826.

Around 1860, they felt the mill was too small, and they pulled down the old mill and built a new one – Brookfoot Mill [2] – for the production of woollen cloth.

See North Cut Mill, Brighouse

This & associated entries use material contributed by Andy Eccles

Brookfoot Mill [2], Brighouse

Ref 15-B269

Mill on the site of the earlier Brookfoot Water Corn Mill.

It was built around 1860.

Brook, Hadfield & Company became the first occupants and were there when it burnt to the ground on 18th November 1863.

In 1865, the Mill – Brookfoot Mill [3] – was rebuilt

This & associated entries use material contributed by Andy Eccles & David Nortcliffe

Brookfoot Mill [3], Brighouse

Ref 15-1378

Mill built on the site of Brookfoot Mill which had been destroyed by fire on 18th November 1863.

It was built in 1865.

The property consisted of two buildings at right angles to each other.

There was a small fire at the Mill on 22nd November 1866, caused by friction in the machinery. It was quickly extinguished by the workers, resulting in £120 damage.

One of the buildings was destroyed by fire in 18th April 1867. At the time, the property was owned by Samuel Leppington and occupied by Woodhouse Brothers.

This left the building which is still there [2015].

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Woodhouse Brothers [1867]
• William & Alfred Camm [1867]
• Turner & Wainwright [1908]
• Meredith & Drew [1940s]
• Kosset Carpets [1956-1985]
• Avocet

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Andy Eccles & David Nortcliffe

Brookfoot Mills, Brighouse

Ref 15-1084

A group of mills at the bottom of Brookfoot which included the businesses of

• Joseph Richardson
• Brookfoot Dye Works
• Craven Dyeing Company
• J. C. Bottomley & Emerson Limited
• Thornton, Hannam & Marshall
• Newby & Woodhouse [1861]

Brookhouse Mill, Ogden

Ref 15-271

/ Ovenden

James Akroyd of Brookhouse built a spinning mill here in 1805.

The mill was powered by water which was carried by a half-mile-long headrace comprising tunnels and aqueducts.

On 10th January 1829, the warehouse and a large quantity of stock were destroyed by fire.

Owners and tenants have included

• M. & M. Calvert Limited [1897]

Brookroyd Mills, Holywell Green

Ref 15-B265

Water-powered woollen scribbling mill built about 1795 for John Shaw.

In 1812, the Mill was attacked by a group of Luddites. Joseph Shaw persuaded them to break the waterwheel rather than individual machines, and the mill was up and running again in 3 days.

By 1857, over 1,200 people worked at the mill.

The firm also imported tea from China. This was processed in a tea-blending room at the mill. The processing of tea ended around 1890.

The railway line was extended from Greetland Railway Station to serve the mills.

The mills were demolished in 19??.

The houses at Brookroyd Terrace were built for the workers at the mill, and those at Honeymoon Square for newly-married couples.

See Joseph Shaw and Stainland British School

This & associated entries use material contributed by Andrew Ransom

Brooks & Pickup Brickworks, Todmorden

Ref 15-110

Rattan Clough, Portsmouth

Brooksmouth Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-217

3-storey mill at Clifton Bridge.

Question: Is this the same place as Clifton Edge Mill?

 

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• J. W. Armitage & Sons Limited [1892]
• T. B. Sugden [1895]
• A. Rawlinson & Son [1895]
• Richard Kershaw

 

Broomfield Quarry, Brighouse

Ref 15-1411

Granny Hall Lane.

Established around 1900.

It was filled in and is now a recreation ground

Lord Brothers' Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-210

See Canal Street Works, Todmorden

Brow Bottom Mine

Ref 15-620

Several accidents were recorded here in the 19th century

Brow Bridge Mill, West Vale

Ref 15-B793

Built on the Black Brook.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Thomas Brook [1905]
• H. Oliver [1960]

 

See Onecliffe Mill, West Vale

Brow Mills, Hipperholme

Ref 15-639

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Earnshaw & Fletcher

 

Brow Mills, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-503

Originally a corn mill.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Milnes & Wrigley [around 1800]
• Watts Wrigley [1803]
• Binns & Wrigley [around 1810]
• Watts Wrigley & Son [1832]
• Mr Sutcliffe of Willow Hall [1856]

 

Brow Pit, Ambler Thorn

Ref 15-B655

Catherine Slack. 19th century coal mine beneath Swales Moor. The mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway are listed

Brown's Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-1205

A popular name for Mytholm Mill, Hebden Bridge in the 1980s when it was occupied by Fred Brown Engineering

Brunswick Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-B801

4-storey building.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• D. A. Blackburn
• C. W. Crowther Limited
• Hellowell Brothers
• Moss Brothers

 

It was demolished in 19??. A Co-op supermarket stands on the site

Brunswick Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-B599

South Street, off West Parade.

The mill was earlier known as Savile Mill.

Worsted mills established by Thomas Smith Scarborough and his brothers.

Cousins Alfred William Whitley and Frederick Whitley Thomson had a card making business here.

In the 1860s, the mills were owned by John Whiteley & Sons when they were visited by the Prince of Wales.

Subsequent owners and tenants of the mills have included

• John Whiteley & Sons [1840s]
• Battinson & Company [1874]
• Joseph Smithson & Company [1874]
• J. W. & C. Ward [1905]

 

In 1890, it was described as 5-storeys and covering an area of 13,000 square yards.

It later became Brunswick Industrial Estate

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch

Buckton's Cycle Works, Hipperholme

Ref 15-1431

Recorded in 1894 when the Brighouse News [Saturday, 10th March 1894] reported

Tom Kilburn (aged 16) of Hough Lane, Northowram had his left arm caught in some machinery whilst working at Buckton's Cycle Works in Hipperholme

 

In 1895, Thomas Potter Buckton and John William Brown were in partnership at Buckton & Brown cycle works at Hipperholme. Buckton went on to design and build the Mytholm, the first motor vehicle in the North of England

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Bull Close Lane Works, Halifax

Ref 15-B798

Burlees House Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-B1031

Hangingroyd Lane. 19th century mill.

It is now a sound-recording factory. It is the only early metal framed building in the district

Burley Mills, Elland

Ref 15-763

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Gordon Manufacturing Company Limited [1905]

 

Burnedacre Mill, Eastwood

Ref 15-174

Opened in 18?? In 1811, the mill operated 720 spindles. Demolished in 19??

Burrwood Mill, Stainland

Ref 15-B267

Aka Burwood Mill. Originally a corn mill. In the 19th century, it was used as a woollen mill. In 1874, Samuel Magson and Samuel Cockroft, worsted spinners, leased the mill for a period of 14 years. It was owned by local farmers, the Booth family.

Subsequent owners and tenants have included

• T. A. Slater [1869]
• Harper & Townsend [1869]
• J. Booth & Sons [1905]

 

When fire broke out at the mill on 1st May 1869, it was described as a 5-storey building. Arson was suspected as a number of healds were found tied together between the looms.

In 2006, it was converted into apartments, Burrwood Court

Buttershaw Mills

Ref 15-203

In 1851, S. Bottomley & Brothers bought land of the Bretton Hall estate at Buttershaw and began to build the mills

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