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C mill, Dean Clough

Ref 15-1228

C. W. S Union Flour Mills, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-464

Walton Street.

Built in 1859.

The mills had their own railway sidings at Sowerby Bridge Station.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Sowerby Bridge United District Flour Society Limited [1874,  1905]

 

The mills burned down in 1965 and the buildings were demolished shortly afterwards

Cabinet Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1082

Mill Lane. The joiner's shop of the Brighouse District Industrial Society Limited was on the first floor of the Abattoir at The Lees around 1900

This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Terry

Calder Bank Mill, Elland

Ref 15-778

Saddleworth Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• G. H. & J. Halstead [1905]

 

Calder Bank Mills, Rastrick

Ref 15-C729

Birds Royd Lane.

The mill is recorded as having 4 storeys at one end and 5 at the other, being 13 windows high, and 8 across, and employing over 300 people.

The little yard/slope to the mill is Snake Hill.

Marsden Brothers, Holden & Company may have been here.

On 29th January 1909, the mill – then occupied by J. Cheetham & Sons Limited – was destroyed by fire which started in the drying room. After the fire, Cheetham's bought the vacant Belle Vue Mills and was soon able to resume production.

In 19??, David Hepworth bought the mill and used it for his businesses Stovit & Hepworth Domestics.

In 1977, the mill was destroyed in a fire described as Brighouse's biggest bonfire and the great Brighouse fire of 1977.

The property was sold to Richard Binks of Mill Royd Mill.

The Hepworth family do still [2015] own the properties on Princess Street, the next yard across

This & associated entries use material contributed by Chris Helme & Ryan Hepworth

Calder Bridge Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-193

Bought by Richard Kershaw for his silk spinning.

It was later used for cotton spinning. In 1873, it was damaged by fire. In 1904, it was occupied by Hardman's and was destroyed by fire

Calder Carpet Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-1263

Recorded in 1874, when the works were sold at auction to Messrs Swallow of Heckmondwike for £1,200.

Owners and tenants have included

• Watts & Naylor [1868]

Calder Chemical Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-164

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• William John Norris & Brothers [1845, 1874]

 

The site became a scrap yard. The site was cleared in 2001 and is now a housing development

Calder Dale Iron Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-463

Walton Street.

In 1890, the works comprised a number of large 2 and 3-storey buildings and covered between 5 and 6 acres.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Francis Berry & Sons [1905]
• Arthur Dyson [1936]

 

Calder Dale Works, Norland

Ref 15-734

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• John Turner [1905]

 

Calder Dye Works, Rastrick

Ref 15-C730

Birds Royd Lane. Built in 18??

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Henry Crossley & Company [1861]
• John Burgess & Son [1856, 1874]
• Rhodes Sowden [1883]
• W. Grandage & Company [1895]

 

The works were served by a reservoir in the grounds of Birds Royd House

Calder Fire Clay Works, Elland

Ref 15-562

Elland Lane, just below Strangstry Wood.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• E. J. W. Waterhouse [1874, 1905]

 

On 24th October 1889, Rowland Holroyd was killed in a roof fall at the works

Calder House Mills, Mytholmroyd

Ref 15-381

Occupied by Ratcliffe Brothers Limited when it was damaged by fire on 16th November 1964

Calder Mill, Elland

Ref 15-C742

Calder Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-C750

Stubbing Holme. Aka Co-op Mill. A steam-powered cotton mill built in 1863.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Hebden Bridge Cotton & Commercial Company [1874]
• John Horsfall & Sons [1874]
• Richard Thomas & Sons [1905]
• Abraham Robertshaw & Sons [1905, 1947, 1949]
• Robertshaw & Company [1950s]
• Calder Metal Company [1972]

 

In 1906, it was affected by the fustian weavers' strike.

It was badly damaged by fire on 3rd November 1964

This & associated entries use material contributed by Diana Monahan & Molly Sunderland

Calder Mine, Southowram

Ref 15-1291

Calder Vale Mill, Cornholme

Ref 15-1031

Pudsey Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Heap & Ashworth [1880]
• Greenwood & Hargreaves [1905]
• Ingham & Heselden [1905]
• John Nightingale [1905]
• Cornholme Manufacturing Company [1905, 1914]
• Thomas Emmett & Son [1921]

 

Calder Vale Mills, Rastrick

Ref 15-428

Woollen manufacturing is recorded here in 1867.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Abraham Fairburn & Sons [1890]
• Edward Fairburn & Sons

 

In 1894, Fairburns bought the mill and combined it with Victoria Works, Rastrick

Calder Works, Elland

Ref 15-C743

Aka Castle Mills

Calder Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-167

Walker Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Miles Sykes & Son [1905]

 

Calderdale Brewery

Ref 15-C18

Mearclough, Sowerby Bridge.

Owners and tenants of the brewery have included

• Charles Priestley [1845]
• Robert Dearnley [1853]

 

Calderdale Iron Works

Ref 15-1369

Sowerby Bridge.

Established by Thomas Berry & Sons around 1831

Calderside Dye Works, Todmorden

Ref 15-440

Calderside Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-C680

Near Whitely Arches.

Built as a cotton mill in 1824 the building was subsequently converted into a dye works. The 5-storey building was increased by 2 storeys.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Whiteley & Sons [1824]
• Ino Whitley [1861]
• Taylor, Hulme & Williamson [1875]
• Calderside Dyeing Company [1889]

 

The 300 ft high chimney of 1842 was said to be the tallest in the district

In the 1960s, the mill was demolished and 2 houses built on the site.

[2006] The site is to be cleared and 8 new houses built.

See Whitely Arches, Mytholm

Caldervale Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-71

Caledonia Wire Mills

Ref 15-C601

Charlestown Road, Halifax. Wire-making works of Frederick Smith & Company.

James Royston, Son & Company moved here in 1980.

Yorkshire Plastic Wires moved here from Normanton around 1982.

The building was demolished in 2001/2002. The site is now occupied by various retail outlets

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

California Works, Walsden

Ref 15-1152

Owners and tenants have included

• James Hoyle

Callis Mill, Charlestown

Ref 15-C360

Halifax Road, Hebden Bridge.

Aka Charlestown Mill, Roddins Mill.

Originally, a water-powered cotton mill. This was the largest mill in Charlestown.

A woollen mill is recorded in 1786. It was built by Christopher Rawdon and the Rawdon family.

About 1825, the Ashworth family took a lease on the mill.

About 1830, the mill was badly damaged by fire, and lay derelict for many years.

The Rawdons then moved to Liverpool, leaving Mr Sam at Roddins in charge.

In 1839, the Ashworths and James and Christopher Rawdon sold some of the land for the construction of the railway.

In 1862, James Speak is recorded at

Formerly of Callis Mill, Stansfield

In 1861, it was owned by the Lacy family.

John Pearson was here in 1905.

In 1906, the body of writer James Henry Ogden was found here.

In 1921, Callis Mill Limited were cotton cloth manufacturers here.

There was a fire at the mill on 9th January 1922.

In 1926, it became Cords Limited, owned by Shepherd and Tattersall. The company produced cotton tyre fabric, using a process patented by Mr Shepherd, which was used in the manufacture of tubeless tyres. The business closed in 1971.

See Mr Sam at Roddins

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs & John Ward

Canal Dye Works, Halifax

Ref 15-437

Old Lane / Lee Bank. Built in 18??

The early 19th century water siphon and overflow sump are listed

Canal Kilns, Elland

Ref 15-769

Halifax Road. Woodside Mills, Elland were next door [1905].

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Richard Worsick & Sons [1905]

 

Canal Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-C520

Built by Joseph Firth.

See Samuel Baines

Canal Mills, Elland

Ref 15-C5200

Stood along the Calder & Hebble Navigation

Canal Mills, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-C656

Stood at Washer Lane Bottom, between the canal & Wakefield Road.

6-storey mill which was one of the largest mills locally.

It became the headquarters of John Edwards & Sons.

When it was owned by Sir Henry Edwards, he objected to pollution – see Edwards-Wainhouse Feud – and had all the chimneys at the mill demolished except for one short chimney. He installed Juke's Patent device in the boiler house to remove much of the visible carbon from the smoke.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Edwards & Rawson [1900s]
• Sykes & Company Limited
• William Bates, Son & Company Limited [? 1930s]
• H. Peel [1940s]
• Sowerby Worsted Manufacturing Limited [1980]

 

It was damaged by fire on 20th April 1980.

See Rolleston Edwards

Canal Street Works, Todmorden

Ref 15-305

Halifax Road.

Aka Lord Brothers' Mill.

The mill was built in the 1840s by John Lord and his sons.

In 1859, the mill was flooded.

There was an explosion on 21st January 1875, when 6 people were killed and others injured – including Amos Marland. This is still regarded as one of the town's worst industrial disasters.

There were further fires in 1884 and in 1886.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Brooks & Doxey [1921]

See William Southwell

Canal Wharf Saw Mills, Hebden Royd

Ref 15-C686

Built in 1851.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• James Maude [1905]
• Walkley Clogs [1972]

 

The building was sold in 1987.

The mill was damaged by a disastrous arson attack in 1990. The mill reopened in 1991, and the visitors' centre offered many attractions for the tourist.

The mill closed in 199?.

When production at the mill stopped, it continued as a tourist attraction until it was abandoned.

It has been empty and boarded up since 2003.

In December 2005, planning permission was granted for part of the mill to be demolished and for the remainder to be converted into 32 apartments.

In September 2007, the proposed design – which had been revised for 51 apartments and 75 parking spaces – was turned down by council planning officers who decided that it

would be detrimental to the character and appearance of such a prominent location

and

... because of the design, parking problems, the risk of flooding and noise

On the 1st August 2019, there was a large fire at the derelict mill, which left the building

damaged beyond repair

 

The engine – a horizontal single cylinder steam engine – was undamaged by the fire, and was taken to Gordon Riggs Garden Centre, Walsden

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Evans

Canal Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-974

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Thomas Lancaster [1861]

 

Canal Works, Halifax

Ref 15-153

Water Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• J. Sagar & Company Limited [until 1958]
• Warner Swasey Asquith Limited [1958]

 

Canal Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-989

Wakefield Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Arthur Dyson [1966]

 

Canker Dam Mill, Southowram

Ref 15-950

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Joseph Womersley [1845]

 

Canteen Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-72

Lydgate.

Aka Canteen Shed.

About 1830, a weaving shed was built on the site of the Old Canteen Inn, Todmorden. Thomas Hollinrake carried on cotton manufacture here.

In 1860, William Mitchell, cleared the site and built a large room and power weaving shed and warehouse, which became known as Canteen Mill

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Fielden [1866] when he was declared bankrupt
• Thomas Hollinrake
• Thomas Hollinrake & John Sutcliffe [1866]
• J. & F. Stansfield [1893]
• Thomas Stansfield [1899]
• Robert & Thomas Hollinrake
• Greenwood & Ormerod [1905]
• Sutcliffe & Greenwood [1905]
• Nuttall Brothers Limited [1905]
• Newell Brothers [1905, 1914]
• Buffalo Hide Manufacturing Company [1911]
• Stansfield Brothers [1921]

 

Carlton Electrical Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1238

23 Bull Close Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Hamer & Company Limited [1936]
• Gray's Furniture shop [1950s]
• CaSa Coffee [2013]

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch

Carlton Mill: Chimney

Ref 15-1253

The 115 ft tall mill chimney at Carlton Mill, Sowerby Bridge was built around 1850.

It is listed.

It is a landmark on Wharf Street

Carlton Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-C717

Wharf Street.

Worsted spinning mill built around 1850 for Thomas Nicholl.

The landmark chimney on Wharf Street is listed.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Thomas Nicholl
• John Nicholl [1830s]
• Alexander Nicholl [1861]
• T. H. Longbottom & Sons [1919]

 

It has been converted to apartments

Carlton Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1016

The Boulevard.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Elcar Electric Company [1937]

 

Carr Green Dye Works, Rastrick

Ref 15-70

Carr Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-73

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• James Fielden & Brothers [1877]
• Barker Clegg [1905]

 

Carrfield Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-102

Cornholme.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• James & Alfred Crossley  [1899]
• James Crossley [1905]
• John Crossley & Sons
• W. H. Guthrie & Company Limited [1905]
• Crabtree & Farrar [1921]

 

Cartwright's Mill, Rawfolds

Ref 15-R274

Rawfolds Mill was built by Benjamin Broadley around 1774.

William Cartwright's mill was on the river Spen at Rawfolds, near Liversedge.

On the evening of 11th April 1812, the mill was attacked by a Luddite mob of about 150 men led by George Mellor

Casson's Mill, Elland

Ref 15-1086

Tom Casson's Mill. Stood in Crown Street, between Portland Street and Commercial Street

See Thomas Casson & Brother and Thomas Casson

Castle Fields Quarry, Rastrick

Ref 15-530

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Bentley & Smith [1896]

 

Castle Mill, Cragg Vale

Ref 15-227

On Elphin Brook.

One of the Cragg mills.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• John Greenwood [1822, 1860]

 

Castle Mills, Elland

Ref 15-C744

Aka Calder Works, Elland

Castle Quarry, Ripponden

Ref 15-1167

It is now [2010] a builder's yard

Catholes Brick Works, Todmorden

Ref 15-1032

Lydgate

Causeway Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-177

Causey Mill, Langfield

Ref 15-858

Causeywood Mill, Langfield

Ref 15-C155

Water-powered cotton-spinning mill built by Firth, Howarth & Firth about 1803 on land owned by Samuel Hanson.

Re-built about 1826. The dam also fed Oldroyd Mill. It was converted to steam in 1833.

Owners and tenants have included

• Firth, Howarth & Firth [1826-1881]
• Pilling & Sutcliffe [1884-1893]

It lay empty for some time before it was dismantled [1895] and demolished in the early 1900s

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs

Caxton Printing Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-1166

Owners and tenants have included

• T. Foster [1897]

Central Brass Works, Halifax

Ref 15-987

Woolshops.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Edward Foster & Son Limited [1800s, 1916]

 

Central Brush Works, Halifax

Ref 15-671

5 Cheapside and Victoria Street East.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Abraham Mitchell & Company [1859, 1905]

 

Central Clothing Factory, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-1159

Hollings Mill Lane.

Owners and tenants have included

• John Astin & Sons [1897, 1901]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Central Iron Works, Boothtown

Ref 15-756

Claremount Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Henry Holmes & Company [1905]
• Oldfield & Schofield Company Limited

 

Central Oil Works, Halifax

Ref 15-907

17 Harrison Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• F. H. Davis & Company [1905]

 

Central Pattern Works, Halifax

Ref 15-152

Gibbet Hill.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Lloyd Hargreaves [1888]

 

Central Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-964

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Beckwith Brothers [1874]

 

Central Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-569

Wharf Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• William Newsome & Sons Limited [1905]

 

Centre Mills, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-568

Wharf Street.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Francis Whitworth Crossley [1862]
• James Crossley & Company [1870]
• The Lloyd Manufacturing Company Limited [1905]
• Siddall & Hilton [1905]
• Pollit & Wigzell [1905]
• William Haigh Limited [1920]

 

The mill burned down

Century Dye Works, Elland

Ref 15-C745

Millgate.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• William Briggs & Company [1905]

 

See George Casson

Century Works, Halifax

Ref 15-491

Pellon Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Wright Electric Motors [1897-1993]

 

The works were disused from April 2007.

In June 2008, there were plans to use the building as an extension of the local Mosque

Chapel Field Foundry, Ripponden

Ref 15-8130

Elland Road.

Owners and tenants of the foundry have included

• John Booth & Son

 

Chapel Field Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-C741

Elland Road.

Built by the Chapelfield Mill Company in 1852.

Named for a Chapel which preceded St Bartholomew's Church.

Around 1880, a lift shaft was added to the building.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Ryburn Mill Company Limited [1905]

 

The building was destroyed by fire on 19th March 1929. The site was cleared.

See Chapel Farm, Ripponden and Robert Holt

Charlestown Mill

Ref 15-397

Aka Callis Mill, Charlestown

Charlestown Mine, Halifax

Ref 15-1280

Stone quarry which stood on the north side of Charlestown Road, next to Smith's Wire Works.

Recorded in 1910.

Charlestown Road Brick & Tile Works were adjacent to the south-east.

Owners and tenants have included

• John Charnock & Sons [1896]

Smith's works extended on to the quarry site.

The site is now a retail park

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Charlestown New Colliery, Halifax

Ref 15-1394

Recorded around 1914

Charlestown Road Brick & Tile Works, Halifax

Ref 15-593

Stood on the north side of Charlestown Road.

Recorded in 1910.

Charlestown Mine was adjacent to the north-west

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Chimneys

Ref 15-1182

Chunter's Dye Works, Halifax

Ref 15-404

Dean Clough. Recorded on maps produced in 1854

Church Bank Mill, Cragg Vale

Ref 15-175

Aka Gates End Mill, Cragg Vale, Church End Mill

Built on a site previously known as Pepper Bank (1849/50 map) 

It was destroyed by fire on 16th June 1863

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Thomas Edwin Hinchliffe [1893]
• Orlando Hinchliffe
• Hinchliffe Hinchliffe & Sons Limited [1905]

 

Pepper Bank Mill [1854] and Church Bank Mill [1894] stood on the same site.

One of the Cragg mills

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant & Ian Law

Cinder Hills Colliery, Southowram

Ref 15-C533

Cinderhill Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-712

Castle Street, Millwood.

Built in 1804. It was 5-storeys and measured 73 ft by 36 ft.

In 1824, the mill was improved by the installation of a 26 hp steam engine by Peel, Williams & Company of Manchester.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Richard Ingham
• John Haworth [1818]
• Richard Ingham & Sons [1820, 189?]
• Joseph Jackson [1905]
• Collins Brothers [1905]
• Cockcroft & Scholfield [1905]
• T. Hallas & Company [1911]
• William Cockcroft [1921]
• Cinderhill Spinning Company [1930s]

 

The Rose & Crown pub stood next to the mill.

On 26th March 1911, a fire at the mill caused £2,000 damage.

The mill was demolished [2011]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs

Cinderhills Fireclay Works, Siddal

Ref 15-1066

Established around 1837 by Samuel Halliday.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• John Morton & Sons
• J. S. Morton & Sons Limited [1880]
• Joseph Morton Limited [1902, 1936]

 

On 12th November 1902, fire caused more than £2,000 worth of damage at the works

Claremount Works, Halifax

Ref 15-508

Large building on the hillside looking onto North Bridge.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• George Swift & Sons Limited
• Crawford-Swift Limited

 

Clarence Mill, Halifax

Ref 15-C657

Miall Street / Pellon Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Samuel Hitchen & Son [1874]
• Joseph Horsfall & Sons Limited [1894, 1915]

 

This was the last worsted spinning mill in Calderdale.

The mill was destroyed by fire on 19th June 2010

Clarence Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1018

Aked's Road.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Garside & Derrington [1937]

 

Clark Bridge Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-C747

Aka Riding Hall. A woollen and worsted mill established in 1785.

It stood at the junction of Bank Bottom and Southowram Bank.

J. & J. Baldwin & Partners and Paton & Baldwin had their business here.

On 19th May 1916, Mr Justice Atkin, sitting at London, ordered Halifax Corporation to pay £600 damages to Paton & Baldwin for damage sustained to its Clark Bridge Mills during the great flood of July 1914.

The building was badly damaged by fire on 4th February 1925.

The mills were demolished in 1980. The gates are still there.

See William Teal

Clarke's Mine, Holmfield

Ref 15-1278

Clay House Mills, Greetland

Ref 15-89

Rochdale Road.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Ely Smith & Company [1900]
• Hamer, Oxley & Company [1905]
• Wright Hamer & Sons [1921]

 

There was a fire here on 19th September 1839, and another on 1st January 1965.

The Mill was demolished in the 1950s.

See Ann Dickinson

Clay Pits Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-C748

Clay Pits Lane / Spring Hall Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Akroyd & Company [1862, 1940s]
• James Midgley [1878]
• Samuel Empsall [1878, 1895]
• Lewis Smith [1878]
• Henry Farrar [1905]
• Edmondson & Company [1905]

 

In 1862, the 150 ft tall chimney was considered dangerous and was demolished brick by brick, on account of the surrounding property.

On 28th October 1878, a portion of the building was completely wrecked, with a loss of over £1,000

Clay Pits Quarry

Ref 15-1427

Newspapers of the time reported that, on 21st November 1899, Joseph Hutchinson, from Brighouse, was killed by an explosion at the Quarry owned by Hartley & Kaye.

Question: Does anyone know if this might be a misreading for Hartley & Kaye's Cross Platts Quarry, Southowram?

 

Clegg's Mill, Clifton

Ref 15-374

Earlier name for Little John Mill, Clifton Common for John Clegg who built the mill in 1785

Clifby Works, Ovenden

Ref 15-26

Cliffe Brewery, Warley

Ref 15-C33

Question: Does anyone whether – and how – this relates to the Albion Brewery and the Victoria Brewery?

 

Clifton Bridge Iron Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-644

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Wood, Baldwin, Mitchell & Woodhouse [1872]
• Woodhouse & Mitchell

 

See The Lodge, Brighouse

Clifton Bridge Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-481

Wakefield Road.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Samuel Camm & Company [1845]
• Fleming, Birkby & Goodall Limited
• Thomas Binns & Company Limited [1923]
• J. W. Lister Limited [2008]

 

On 3rd January 1934 there was a fire here and 100 workers put out of work

Clifton Colliery

Ref 15-1139

Coal mine near Camm Lane. Recorded in 1851

On 24th June 1857, Benjamin Micklethwaite was killed in a roof fall at the pit.

By 1862, the pit was taken over by the Low Moor Iron Company.

See Clifton colliery railway

Clifton Edge Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-1416

Recorded in 1870, when 8-year-old Harry Soothill was employed at Richard Kershaw's Clifton Edge Mill

Question: Is this the same place as Brooksmouth Mill, Brighouse?

 

Clifton Mill, Bailiff Bridge

Ref 15-C674

A part of the Firth's Carpets complex on the Clifton side of Clifton Beck. The mill was built on the site of the Bailiff Bridge Toll House and Bailiff Bridge Working Men's Institute.

In 1904, the mill was badly damaged by fire. The mill was extended by J. F. Walsh and partners in the 1920s.

In October 2001, the mill – with its newly installed Axminster and Wilton weaving equipment – was put up for sale after the company had closed. Part of the site is being retained for commercial purposes – called Clifton House – and the rest is to be demolished and/or used for housing.

See A. B. Brook

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

Clifton New Colliery

Ref 15-1140

Coal mine. It was subsequently owned by Low Moor Iron Company.

Later became Ox Pits.

See Clifton colliery railway

Clifton Vale Print Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-703

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Frederick Laxton & Company

 

Clock Face Quarry, Barkisland

Ref 15-1179

Saddleworth Road.

Owners and tenants have included

• James Walker & Sons [1863]
• Mr John Walker [1864]

Two newspaper notices on 13th August 1864 announced

Sale by Auction on 24th August at Clock Face Quarry and St Michael's Mount, near Barkisland. The whole of the Quarry Equipment and Draught Horses, etc., for Messrs. Jas. Walker & Sons (in consequence of the Dissolution of Partnership)

and

The Clock Face Stone Quarry will in future be carried on by Mr John Walker of St Michael's Mount, near Barkisland

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Clock Hall Quarry, Lightcliffe

Ref 15-1348

Owners and tenants have included

• Joseph Aspinall [1896]

Clog Iron Works, Walsden

Ref 15-1033

Alma Street

Clog Sole Quarry, Brighouse

Ref 15-7

Slead Syke.

In 1970, Halifax Corporation Water Committee paid £100 compensation for damage caused to the quarry by water leaking from the Council water supply

Clough Brewery, Mixenden

Ref 15-980

Owners and tenants of the brewery have included

• Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited [1861]

 

Clough Head Mine, Todmorden

Ref 15-416

Sharneyford. 19th century coal mine and brick works owned by Thomas Temperley.

See Temperley & Son Limited

Clough Hole Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-860

On Rodwell Clough. Carding mill. Built 1805. It is now a private house

Clough Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-867

Hebden Bridge Lanes.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Thomas Sutcliffe [1801]
• John Sutcliffe [1833]

 

Clough Mill, Midgley

Ref 15-4

Worsted mill built in 1838.

It was later used to manufacture velvet and cotton.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• D. J. Crossley & Sons [1905]

 

Clough Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-50

In 1792, Richard Learoyd bought a fulling mill here and used it for cotton spinning. His son, Joah, took over business at the mill in 1806. He was joined by his brother, James

Clough Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-282

Gratrix Lane.

The Clough Mill Company Limited was registered in April 1873.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Bolton Brow Manufacturing Company Limited [1873]
• F. K. Adcock [1892]
• Alfred Brearley & Company [1905]

 

The mill was demolished in 19??. Housing now stands on the site.

See Hand Carr Mill, Luddendenfoot

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Alan Longbottom

Clough Mill, Walsden

Ref 15-C460

3-storey cotton-carding and spinning mill driven by a waterwheel. It was built in 1786 by John Fielden on his land at Clough Farm. This was the first water-powered cotton-mill in Todmorden.

The mill was then used by his new partnership, Fielden & Travis, both partners living in houses attached to the mill.

William Fielden and his brothers were here [from 1818].

Around 1835, a 135-foot tall chimney was added. This was demolished in 1895.

Rooms at the mill were rented out to other manufacturers, including John Lord and his sons, and James Fielden.

Because of the Cotton Famine, the mill was quiet between 1865 and 1868, and was then was run by William Dugdale.

Subsequent owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Samuel Fielden, John Fielden
• Fielding & Jackson & Company
• Smith Starkie [1882-1895] who auctioned off the cotton machinery [1884] at Clough Mill as follows:

  
  1 Lancashire Boiler 25' x 7' diameter
  1 vertical boiler 4'6" x 2'3" diameter
  horizontal engine
  10 looms 38" reed space
  2 cloth plaiting machines
  mechanics' tools
  reed making tools
  clog iron cutting & punching machine
  

• Howarth Fielden [1905]
• Dean, Howarth & Company [1905] J. & A. E. Anthony [1914]

 

In 1879, the mill was bought by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company.

On 3rd November 1892, there was a fire at the mill.

It is now a private house.

See Joseph Travis

Clough Mills, Stone Chair

Ref 15-32

Halifax Road. Woollen mill built in the late 1890s.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Henry Bottomley & Company
• Nettleton & Rhodes
• Sam Smith (Shelf) Limited
• Tom Bottomley [1905]

 

In 1969, the mill closed.

In 1970, it was taken over by Thomas's Limited (Petcraft).

From 1976, it was used by Decosol.

In 2005, there were plans to convert the building into luxury flats.

The mill was badly damaged by fire on 22nd February 2005 and had to be demolished. The site was redeveloped and is currently [2009] a Volkswagen showroom

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ben Stables

Clough Works, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-693

Bolton Brow.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• William Newsome & Sons Limited [1870]
• Rushworth & Company [1905]
• Arthur Dyson [1980]

 

Cloughfoot Coal Mine, Todmorden

Ref 15-C232

Cloughfoot Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-365

Aka Owler Carr Mill, Todmorden

Co-op Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-260

A popular name for Calder Mill when it was owned by Robertshaw & Company

Coates Pit, Hartshead

Ref 15-1136

Coal mine in the Kirklees Estate. Recorded in 1884

Cockcroft Mill, Ripponden

Ref 15-409

Aka Bogden Mill, Rishworth

Cockden Mill, Stansfield

Ref 15-75

Built around 1797 by Abraham Barker.

In 1805, Barker was declared bankrupt and sold the mill.

Hiram Hay took over the mill who used it until 1808.

Dan Crabtree & Sons were here

Cocker's Mill, Elland

Ref 15-470

After the Methodist Southgate Reformers split up in 1871, services were held at Cocker's Warehouse, Briggate, Elland before the Temperance Methodist Chapel, Elland was opened in 1876.

Subsequently occupied by Eli Garnett & Son Limited.

The mill was badly damaged by fire in 19?? and demolished shortly afterwards

Cockhill Farm Colliery, Shelf

Ref 15-C503

Coal mining and stone quarrying company owned by M. Bottomley & Son [1880]

Cockroft's Silk Mill, Rastrick

Ref 15-1421

Birds Royd Lane.

Question: Does anyone know the name of the mill?

 

Owners and tenants have included

• James Cockroft & Company [1866]

Cold Arbour Coal Pit, Boothtown

Ref 15-1025

Run by the Stocks family in the late 18th / early 19th century.

In 1810, Michael Stocks was said to have encroached on the coal of Samuel Holdsworth and Captain John Bower, and sold the coal for his own benefit. The 3 men were in partnership, but Stocks also worked Cold Arbour Coal Pit on his own. In 1815, Stocks was charged with wilful and corrupt perjury at the 1810 trial, but he was acquitted.

See Cold Harbour, Pule Hill

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Bland

Cold Harbour Mine, Boothtown

Ref 15-1274

19th century coal mine beneath Swales Moor

Coley Mill

Ref 15-488

The corn mill is recorded in 1562 when local tenants were granted permission to take their corn to the mill instead of Rastrick Mill as the Lord of the Manor of Brighouse required.

In the 19th century, the building was put to other uses. It fell into a state of disrepair and was demolished in the 1940s. T' Wheel Hoile pub stood nearby.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Jonas Bateman [17??]
• Terry & Learoyd [1905]

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Tricia Parry

Colne Bridge Mill

Ref 15-450

A cotton mill owned by Thomas Atkinson.

On 14th February 1818, a group of children working the night shift, were inside when fire broke out. 9 children survived, but 17 young girls died.

The mill was rebuilt and operated for a further 100 years, under the ownership of the Haigh family.

This & associated entries use material contributed by Nigel Haigh

Commercial Iron & Brass Foundry, Brighouse

Ref 15-1193

Established in Park Row, Brighouse in 1828.

The business was bought by Joseph Blakeborough in 1866 to establish J. Blakeborough & Sons Limited

Commercial Mills, Elland

Ref 15-690

Between Southgate and Huddersfield Road. 6-storey building.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Daniel Tetlaw & Son [1878]
• Thomas Casson & Brother [1905]

 

The mills were demolished when much of Elland was redeveloped in the 1960s. Flats were built on the site

Commercial Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-673

Commercial Road.

Owners and tenants have included

• Hanson Brothers & Keighley [1866]
• William Hanson & Company Limited

 

Commercial Mills, Ripponden

Ref 15-51

Built in 1855 by the Ripponden Commercial Company on the site of Hollings Mill.

The new mill opened on 3rd January 1857. It cost £12,027 to build.

A new, larger mill was begun in 1861. This took 3 years to build and cost £28,313.

At this time, the business was affected by the Cotton Famine.

It was described as

A spacious 6-storeyed building ... run on the co-operative principle

On 27th February 1880, the Mill - described as being 32 yards long and 15½ and a half yards wide – was completely destroyed by fire.

In 1896, the Ripponden Commercial Company installed an engine at the Mills with the specifications

Twin beam McNaught compound engine 1600 hp Corliss HP inlet, piston valves exhaust; slide valves LP 42½ rpm Gear drive Tattersall design. Beams 10 tons each, 21'4½" long.

The Mill closed in February 1961 [?].

Contributor Geoffrey Siddall says

I recall that this mill was very well founded. It was the only one I knew without a central engine or rope race. It had a turbine generator, which was a neat arrangement, giving power to each shed. The voltage I don't know, but I recall that they installed a special transformer when I was in Ripponden, so that they did not have to use the full power, and could tap into the mains to run one or more of the sheds

See Commercial Mill Company

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Dave Collier, Jeffrey Knowles & Geoffrey Siddall

Common Wood Quarry, Hipperholme

Ref 15-1078

Recorded in 1868

Company's Mill, West Vale

Ref 15-1264

Stainland Road. On 29th October 1873, the mill burned down when a fire broke out as workmen were examining the gearing in the top room. Very little of the mill was saved

Condima Textile Works, Halifax

Ref 15-456

Damask Street. Designed by J. F. Walsh [1896]

Condima Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1013

Lewis Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Condima (England) Limited [1937]

 

Conway Stone Quarries

Ref 15-C408

A division of Brooke's Limited which quarried in several parts of Wales. Around 1913, it became the North Wales Granite Company Limited

Coolham Drift Mine, Todmorden

Ref 15-C235

About 1800, brothers John and Reuben Haigh, and their father John Haigh, began to develop coal measures under Foul Clough on Inchfield Moor and continued to work these until 1823.

When the mine was exhausted, the brothers made a new entrance to the coal pit at Coolham.

The Haigh family worked these measures continuously until the 1890s.

The remains of the drift mine can still be seen

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs

Cooper Bridge Sewage Works

Ref 15-C732

Opened in June 1900 for Brighouse Corporation. Stone from the demolished Rising Sun Inn at Bridge End was used to built the boundary wall at the works

Cooper House Mills, Luddendenfoot

Ref 15-62

6-storey cotton mill on the north bank of the Calder.

Stood next to Brick Mill.

Built in 1832.

The mill was rebuilt by Whitworths in 1862 and they built Wood Bottom Dye Works at the same time.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Joshua Crowther [1794]
• Thomas & Henry Lodge [1797]
• Robert Whitworth & Company [1830]
• Sam Smith [1840s]
• Samuel & William Smith [1845]
• Robert Whitworth & Company [1850s]
• John & William Whitworth [1850s]
• Thomas Meredith [1905]
• Joseph W. Whitworth Limited [1921]
• Lewis Whiteley & Sons Limited [1930]
• Sagar-Richards Limited

 

The 6-storey mills were damaged by fire on 13th July 1903 - in March 1903, it was decided to rebuild the mill – and on 20th February 1930.

See Mary Kelly and Luddendenfoot Gas Supplies

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Greaves

Co-operative Mills, Bradshaw

Ref 15-C685

Aka Tetley's Mill. Worsted spinning mills. 6 or 7 storeys high.

The mill was opened in 1855 to provide employment for the villagers of Bradshaw after local coal mines had closed down.

John Lassey, donated land and villagers raised £7,000.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Pickles, Whitley & Midgley [1861]
• Patchett & Company
• H. & B. Broadbent of Cleckheaton
• T. S. Tetley Limited [1905]

 

and finally taken over by Lister's of Manningham Mills, Bradford.

The mills closed in 1967

Copley Chemical Works

Ref 15-573

Stood between Wakefield Road and the Canal at Copley. Recorded in 1907

Copley Gas Works

Ref 15-845

This provided a gas supply for the resident's of Copley Model Village

Copley mill

Ref 15-C5830

Woollen mills at Copley. The Swaine family owned the mill until 1808.

The mill was bought by Jonathan Akroyd in 1840, and rebuilt in 1847.

Akroyd's were here on 17th August 1856 when a girl and a young man were killed at the mill.

On 26th May 1893, a new syndicate at Copley Mills – comprising J. Hoyle, T. Hoyle, M. Fearnley, and B. Firth - decided to retain the name James Akroyd & Sons

From 1932 to 1960, the mills were operated by worsted spinners, Thomas Hoyle & Sons Limited.

In 1960, Hoyle's was bought by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Tulketh Group.

The mills closed in 1968 and were demolished in 1975. A council housing estate was built on the site.

See Copley Mills Brass Band, Copley Model Village, William Heaton and William Brown Holgate

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Greaves

Copley Sewage Plant

Ref 15-825

Opened 28th May 1936

Copperas House Dye Works, Walsden

Ref 15-761

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Henry Greenhalgh [1905]
• James Arthur Holt [1921]

 

Copperas House Mill, Walsden

Ref 15-104

Copperas House.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Hamer & Abraham Crossley [18??]
• Gibson & Dewhirst [1877]
• Matthew Stuttard & Brothers Limited [1905]

 

Copperas Works, Siddal

Ref 15-C691

Copy Pit Colliery, Todmorden

Ref 15-C264

Windy Bridge

Cornaro Works, Hove Edge

Ref 15-1017

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Ganson Mineral Water Company [1937]

 

Cornholme Mills, Todmorden

Ref 15-76

See Cornholme Mills Company Limited and Wilson Brothers Bobbin Company Limited

Cornholme Reed Works

Ref 15-1314

See Law Street Works, Cornholme

Corona Chimney, Dean Clough

Ref 15-1249

A 381 ft high, octagonal, stone chimney with a brick lining. Dated 1857.

The Northampton Mercury [Saturday, 9th January 1858] reported

Messrs Crossley of Halifax are just completing a new chimney connexion with their works at Dean Clough which will be of extraordinary dimensions and weight and will outstrip every other that has been built, even in Lancashire. Although placed in a valley it has attained a level with the summit of Beacon Hill. Its height is 127 yards and the width at the bottom being 10 yards. The weight of bricks and stone used is estimated at 9,685 tons

 

The inside is lined with firebricks supplied by Jonathan Brier, and the outside is stone from the Northowram Quarries.

There is a moulded cornice surmounted by a corona of pointed cast-iron plates.

When the chimney was completed, the builders and steeplejacks held a party at the top.

There is its twin chimney at Holmfield Mills

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Greaves & Jeffrey Knowles

Coronation Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-995

Armytage Road. Built in 1966 for the Halifax Rack & Screw Cutting Company Limited when they moved from Coronation Works, Ovenden

Coronation Works, Ovenden

Ref 15-993

Foundry Street. In 1953, Binns & Berry split off their rack and screw cutting operations and bought this factory to establish the Halifax Rack & Screw Cutting Company Limited

Corporation Mill: Chimney

Ref 15-1254

The 19th century 98 ft high chimney at Corporation Mill, Sowerby Bridge is listed. It is octagonal with bands at the top

Corporation Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Ref 15-C635

Built in 1875 by William Morris & Sons Limited. Recorded in 1897.

In 1971, William Morris & Sons moved production here from Stansfield Mills, Triangle.

The chimney is listed.

The mill closed for a time in 1979.

Subsequent owners and tenants of the mill have included

• J. & S. L. Taylor Limited [1991]
• J. & C. Joel Limited [2008]

 

It is now known as Joel House

Corporation Street Saw Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-877

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Archer & Tempest [1905]
• Joseph Green [1905]

 

Cote Hill Bobbin Mill

Ref 15-C522

Bobbin-manufacturer established in 1798.

The mill was 3 storeys high, and about 40 yards in length.

Owners and tenants have included

• Mary Bancroft [1829]
• Joseph Gartside [1838]
• A. Munday [1867]
• Roberts & Hirst [1894]

On 30th April 1867, the mill was destroyed by fire when it was occupied by A. Munday

Cote Hill Quarry, Warley

Ref 15-1356

Owners and tenants have included

• D. Dawson & Company [1896]

Cowbridge Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-77

Aka Cowside Mill, Cowbrigg Mill, and Underbank Mill

Stood on Jumble Hole Clough.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Richard Horsfall [1794]
• Christopher & James Rawdon [1819]
• William Horsfall [1822, 1837]

  The mill fell out of  use [around 1891]

• Freeman Pickles [1901]

 

By 1908, Pickles left the Mill, and the looms were moved to Eastwood Shed

The mill was demolished in the 1930s.

The dam was preserved to drive a private electricity supply.

See Cow Bridge, Todmorden

This & associated entries use material contributed by Tim Pickles

Cowside Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-273

Aka Cowbridge Mill, Todmorden

Cragg Mill, Cragg Vale

Ref 15-229

On Elphin Brook.

One of the Cragg mills.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• William Currer [1800?]
• Henry Briggs [1821]
• G. & I. Hinchliffe [1821-1850]

 

Cragg Mills

Ref 15-872

From the 18th century, the mills at Cragg Vale and Mytholmroyd – and the mill owners – were infamous for their exploitation of child labour.

Notorious amongst these were The Greenwood family of Cragg Vale, The Hinchliffe family of Cragg Vale, Castle Mill, Cragg Vale, Church Bank Mill, Cragg Vale, G. & I. Hinchliffe, New Mill, Cragg Vale, Pepper Bank Mill, Cragg Vale, Turvin Mill, Cragg Vale, Vale Mill, Cragg Vale, Victoria Mills, Cragg Vale, Walker & Edmondson and Withens Brook

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ian Law

Cranbrook Mills, Norwood Green

Ref 15-C751

Station Road

Craven Edge Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-C749

Hopwood Lane / Back Clarendon Place.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Mr Gaukroger [1871]
• Chambers & Eastwood [1875]
• Albert Eastwood & Company [1889, 1914]
• James Chambers Executors [1883]
• William Mackintosh & Company [1905]
• R. Maude & Company Limited [1905]
• C. & J. Smithson Limited [1915]

 

Crescent Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-1319

Aka Hall Ing Mill.

Owners and tenants have included

• John Whitehead tinplate works [1851]
• Whitehead Brothers [1851]
• Joseph Hiley [1861]
• George Whitehead & Sons [1890]
• Sutcliffe & Greenwood [1921]

In 1873, the Whiteheads sold the mill to Fielden Brothers but they continued to occupy the property

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs

Crimsworth Dye Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-C574

Midgehole. Opened 18??.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Crimsworth Water Dyeing Company Limited [1905]
• Hebden Dyeing & Finishing Company Limited

 

Closed September 1958.

See Crossley Head

The Crispit Factory, Halifax

Ref 15-1062

Causeway Head, Burnley Road.

Owners and tenants of the factory have included

• Brunch Crisps Limited [1936]

 

Criterion Works, Halifax

Ref 15-618

Lister Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• A. Alderson & Company [1905]

 

Croft Mill, Hebden Royd

Ref 15-136

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Eastwood Brothers [1905]
• W. & W. Maude [1905]
• V. Sutcliffe & Sons [19??]

 

On 7th February 1922, the mill was gutted in a fire.

It has been converted into offices

Croft Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-334

Halifax Road. Occupied by the Cockcroft family – see Henry Cockcroft.

The mill was demolished in 2005

Croft Mill, West Vale

Ref 15-1242

Rochdale Road. 4-storey mill.

It has been converted into apartments

Croft Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-594

Gaol Lane.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• Leyland & Highley [1853]
• William Illingworth [1853]
• Mr Joseph Wood worsted spinner [1853]
• Farnell & Townsend [1891]
• Henry Highley & Sons [1897]
• Cain, Son & Greenwood [1905]
• The British Millerain Company Limited [1905]

 

The mill was damaged by fire on 22nd April 1853. Recorded in 1907

This & associated entries use material contributed by William Highley

Croft Pit, Hartshead

Ref 15-1333

Coal mine. Recorded in 1925, when Robert Albert Croft murdered Nelson Worthington here

Cromwell Bottom Delph, Southowram

Ref 15-1413

Stone quarry. Now disused.

See Cromwell Quarries, Southowram

Cromwell Quarries, Southowram

Ref 15-1414

A number of sites in the land between Church Lane, Southowram and Cromwell Bottom.

See Cromwell Bottom Delph Southowram, Cromwell Wood Quarry Southowram and S. Marshall & Sons Limited

Cromwell Wood Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-1055

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• Solomon Marshall [18??]

 

See Cromwell Quarries, Southowram

Cross Hill Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-517

Cross Hills, Halifax.

Owners and tenants of the mills have included

• H. C. McCrea & Company [18??]
• McCrea & Boord [1845]
• Mary Nicholl [1845]
• Messrs Holmes [1849]
• Edward Pickles & Company [1874]
• George Greenwood & Sons [1905]

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Grayde Bowen

Cross Hills Iron Foundry, Halifax

Ref 15-1404

Recorded in 1829 & 1835, when James Oates was here

This & associated entries use material contributed by Sandra Wickham

Cross Lee Mill, Stansfield

Ref 15-850

Built in 1804.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Abraham Barker [1804]
• John Barker
• John & Joseph Barker

 

In 1811, the mill operated 648 spindles

Cross Mill, Elland

Ref 15-766

James Street.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Haigh & Heppenstall [1905]

 

Cross Mills, Halifax

Ref 15-1174

Gaol Lane.

Owners and tenants have included

• Whalley & Appleyard Limited [1936]

Cross Platts Quarry, Southowram

Ref 15-738

Halfpenny Can Lane.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Hartley, Kaye & Company [1905]
• Hartley, Carter & Company Limited [1905]
• Stansfield & Mansley
• Marshall's

 

The quarry is now [2005] filled in.

See Mansley's Quarries

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Crossfield's Mill, Luddendenfoot

Ref 15-1203

Another name for Denholme Mills, Luddendenfoot when it was occupied by J. W. Crossfield [1911]

Crossley Mill, Elland

Ref 15-1212

A popular name for Broad Lea Mill, Elland when it was owned/occupied by W. & J. E. Crossley [1915]

Crossley Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-137

New Road. Spinning and weaving mill built around 1819/1822 by John Crossley of the Crossley family of Hebden Bridge.

It was possibly the largest mill in the Calder Valley. The mill was originally 5 storeys plus an attic, but, in the 1870s, the mill was reduced to a one-storey weaving shed.

In late 1917, the Crossleys retired from the business and the mill closed.

In 1906, it was occupied by Richard Thomas & Sons and was affected by the fustian weavers' strike.

The mill was run by Richard Thomas & Sons until the late 1940s, then Parker Bros Limited, until late 1950s / early 1960s when it was closed under a government concentration scheme for the cotton industry.

On 15th December 1964, the mill was occupied by Thomas Ratcliffe & Company when it was destroyed by fire.

All that remains of the mill is the truncated chimney around which is built a nursery

This & associated entries use material contributed by Diana Monahan

Crossley's Mill, Walsden

Ref 15-C659

Hollins Road

Crow Carr Ings Mill, Todmorden

Ref 15-78

Vale Street.

Aka the Joint Stock Weaving Shed.

Built as a weaving shed by Lord Brothers who loaned the looms to other weavers.

Owners and tenants of the mill have included

• Barkers & Crabtree [1873]
• Enoch Harrison & Company [1877]
• Luke Barker & Sons [1905, 1921]

 

Crow Nest Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-259

Station Road. Recorded in 1905. The gas works were completed in 1912. Hebden Bridge Gas Company was here

Crown Brewery, Northowram

Ref 15-1008

Bradford Road.

Brewers established by John Eastwood in 1876.

In 1890, Eastwood sold the brewery, and the business was acquired by Bentley's Yorkshire Breweries Limited.

The Brewery closed in 1900.

It became the Crown Works, Northowram.

The mill was demolished after a fire in the 1970s.

The Brewery is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs

See Reuben Eastwood and Friendly, Catherine Slack

This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead

Crown House, Halifax

Ref 15-1079

Mile Cross Road

Crown Steam Printing Works, Halifax

Ref 15-672

Weymouth Street. 4-storey mill.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• George Greenwood [1875]

 

Crown Umbrella Works, Halifax

Ref 15-944

10 Weymouth Street.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Wright Hardcastle [1905, 1921]

 

Crown Wire Works, Brighouse

Ref 15-966

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• John Woodhead [1874]

 

Crown Works, Boothtown

Ref 15-992

Grantham Road.

Built by A. Earnshaw & Sons

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• A. Earnshaw & Sons [1890]
• Binns & Berry Brothers Limited [1906]
• John Stirk & Sons Limited
• Stirk's [1916]
• Wickham's [1981]

 

See Godley Ironworks

Crown Works, Halifax

Ref 15-1332

Weymouth Street / Culver Street, Halifax.

Owners and tenants have included

• Greenwood & Rushworth [1889]

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Rushworth

Crown Works, Halifax

Ref 15-632

Hopwood Lane. Built in 1874 by Josiah Wade for production of his Arab printing machine

Crown Works, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-510

Foster Mill. Alongside Hebden Water. In 1907, it is shown as an iron works.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• James Harwood & Sons [1895, 1920]

 

Crown Works, Northowram

Ref 15-1009

When the Crown Brewery closed in 1900, the premises became the Crown Works.

Owners and tenants of the works have included

• Northowram Tannery Limited [19??]

 

Crowtrees Mill, Rastrick

Ref 15-C648

Crowtrees Lane. Joseph Clay and J. T. Clay & Sons Limited manufactured worsted cloth here from the 19th century until the business closed in 1934.

The mill was then used by W. H. Sladdin & Sons Limited.

It was demolished in 1976. The site was neglected for many years

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

Crowtrees Quarry, Rastrick

Ref 15-683

Owners and tenants of the quarry have included

• Charles Sheffield

 

Cuckoo Steps Mill, Hebden Bridge

Ref 15-794

Bridge Lanes. 3-storey mill.

Now 2 private dwellings.

See Cuckoo Steps, Hebden Bridge

Cullingworth's Mill, Brighouse

Ref 15-C619

Mill Royd Mill was used by Hy. Cullingworth & Sons Limited, wool merchants, until 2001

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe

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