| Pancreol Mill, Ripponden | Ref 15-216 |
This & associated entries use material contributed by Gail Sayers
| Paper Mill, Cragg Vale | Ref 15-228 |
In its early years, the mill was run by John Greenwood – where he was involved in the manufacture of paper and wool cards – and then jointly with his father-in-law Richard Hinchliffe.
Today, only ruins remain for the mill itself, atop a bridging platform that supported part of the mill above the brook.
The mill pond for the waterwheel can still be seen. The waterwheel has been restored.
A set of 3 terraced dwellings near to the mill have been converted into what is now known as Paper Mill Cottage.
This may be the Mill advertised in the Halifax Courier [18th August 1877]
Property called PAPER MILL being 5 storeys high, also the Reservoir and Water Fall.The diameter of the water wheel is 23 feet 6ins and the width 10 feet 6 ins. The steam power is a 30 horse power condensing steam engine.
To be Sold by Auction at the White Horse Hotel, Hebden Bridge on 22nd August 1877
See Memories of Cragg Vale Paper Mill
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham, Jeffrey Knowles & Ian Law
| Paper Mill, Halifax | Ref 15-346 |
Owners and tenants have included
Paper Mill was the name for an area of Halifax
| Park Brewery, Northowram | Ref 15-P7 |
| Park Loom Mill, Todmorden Moor | Ref 15-329 |
| Park Mill, Halifax | Ref 15-1335 |
Woollen mill at Lister Street, Halifax [1851].
It was later used for worsted and silk production.
Around 1890, the land and buildings were acquired by Halifax Corporation to house the Halifax Electric Company
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Lister
| Park Mill, Sowerby Bridge | Ref 15-688 |
| Park Nook Mine, Elland | Ref 15-799 |
Was this how the Colliers' Arms pub got its name?
| Park Nook Mine, Southowram | Ref 15-1289 |
| Park Print Works, Halifax | Ref 15-566 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Joseph Smithson Limited [1905]
| Park Quarry, Lightcliffe | Ref 15-419 |
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
- Richard Kershaw [1896]
- Walker & Company [1896]
- Skirrow & Roebuck [1900]
- Joseph Brooke Limited
| Park Quarry, Pellon | Ref 15-924 |
One of the Mount Tabor Quarries.
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
- John & William Bates [1905]
| Park Road Mills, Elland | Ref 15-P427 |
Sutcliffe's went out of business in 1912, and cotton spinners Benjamin Whiteley & Sons Limited took over
| Park Works, Halifax | Ref 15-155 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Lawson & Hainsworth [1874]
- F. Pratt & Company Limited [1934]
| Parker's Old Corn Mill | Ref 15-519 |
| Pearson Brow Quarry, Hipperholme | Ref 15-523 |
| Pecket Well Mill | Ref 15-P166 |
Steam-powered fustian and cotton weaving mill built in 1858. A single-storey building with 2 reservoirs.
The original intent was that it should be let to tenants. It was bought by John and William Wilcock of The Wilcock Patent Cord & Calico Manufacturing Company Limited.
It was considerably extended by 1870.
It was rebuilt after a fire in 1873.
Around 1913, Cords Limited had business here.
The mill was acquired by the Central Dyeing Company Limited.
This was the last fustian weaving mill in Britain when it finally closed on 23rd October 1998.
The mill, the engine house, the weaving shed and the 375-ft tall chimney date from 1840 to 1858 and are listed
Starting in 2005, the mill was converted into flats. During the restoration work, builders found a time capsule containing a half smoked cigar, a bottle of Bass Pale Ale bottled by Marshall Brothers, and two Victorian novels about life in Victorian London entitled Anonyma: a tale of Female Life and Adventure and Skittles
| Peel Croft Factory, Elland | Ref 15-1118 |
| Peel House Mill, Luddenden | Ref 15-P395 |
In 1833, workers here were recorded as working a 78-hour week. Of 48 workers at the mill, 37 were children under the age of 16.
Owners and tenants have included
- Robert Whitworth & Company [1795] until 1832 when they moved to Halifax
- Ambler family of Midgley & Warley
- Robert Ambler [1835]
- John Ambler [1842]
- R. T. Riley & Company [1905]
The Plug Rioters attacked the mill on 15th August 1842.
The mills were demolished in 19??.
See Cold Edge Dam Company / Sam Murgatroyd / William Henry Murgatroyd
| Peel Mill, Todmorden | Ref 15-237 |
Aka Sour Hall Mill.
Around 1830, it was a picker making factory built and operated by brothers John and Thomas Holt.
Around 1875, became Sourhall Isolation Hospital.
See Picker
| Pelicon Metal Works, Halifax | Ref 15-934 |
| Pellon Lane Cabinet Works, Halifax | Ref 15-667 |
| Pellon Lane Mills, Halifax | Ref 15-P430 |
| Pellon Lane Saw Mills, Halifax | Ref 15-657 |
| Pendleton Mill, Elland | Ref 15-P428 |
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
- Jonathan Bottomley & partners [1874 to 1884]
- Farrar & Company [1880]
- J. & J. Farrar [1880, 1885]
- Bottomley Brothers [1880]
- Sutcliffe Brothers [1891]
- M. Akroyd & Sons [1896, 1905]
- Jonathan Illingworth [1905]
- Henry Illingworth & Sons [1905, 1921, 1956]
On 8th September 1883, there was a file at the mill
The Yorkshire Post [29th October 1910] reported
South Lane Mills, Elland & Pendleton Mills, Elland to be sold: South Lane with one and two storey buildings and a weaving shed and Pendleton Mill with two and one storey buildings, boiler and engine houses and chimney.The engine was for sale and described as:
Motive power is a 400 ihp horizontal tandem compound condensing steam engine, two double flued Lancashire boilers 30 ft. long each and a Green's economiser.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Geoff Shackleton & Suzanne Wille
| Pepper Bank Mill, Cragg Vale | Ref 15-224 |
Pepper Bank Mill [1854] and Church Bank Mill [1894] stood on the same site.
One of the Cragg mills owned by the Hinchliffe family
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ian Law
| Pepper Hill Mill, Luddenden | Ref 15-265 |
2 mill ponds were built around 1850. One is now filled in. The remaining pond is on the Mill House estate at Rails Lane.
Owners and tenants have included
The Mill closed in the early 1900s.
It was disused by 1907.
It was bought by the Murgatroyd family in the 1920s.
It was in ruins by 1946. The stone was sold and the land was used for housing
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant
| Pepper Hill Pottery | Ref 15-P78 |
In 1926, it was taken over by Sam Bradley.
The business closed in 1958
| Perseverance Brass & Iron Works, Brighouse | Ref 15-285 |
| Perseverance Engine Works, Elland | Ref 15-472 |
In 1986, Ardeth Engineering Limited acquired the land and assets when Lumb's went into receivership
| Perseverance Mill, Brighouse | Ref 15-1377 |
Owners and tenants have included
This & associated entries use material contributed by Andy Eccles
| Perseverance Mill, Brighouse | Ref 15-P306 |
The new mill was built by Sugden and named because he attributed his success to his own perseverance.
An inscription reads
PERSEVERANCE MILL ERECTED 1831
The mill stands alongside the canal and became Sugden's first steam-powered mill.
The mill was attacked during the Plug Riots of August 1842.
Subsequent owners and tenants of the mill have included
- Jonathan Caldwell and The Brighouse News [1891]
- Bates & Nortcliffe [1915-1963]
- Globe Engineering Limited [until 1970]
The mill was then occupied by a succession of businesses including a gym and a furniture showroom.
A part of the mill was demolished in 1964 to become what is now Bethel Street car park,
The rest of the building was converted to the Waterfront hotel/restaurant [summer 2000].
Around 2005, the building was joined to the neighbouring Wheelers' Club and the entrance to the mill yard was filled in.
Question: There may be some confusion between this and Perseverance Mill, Brighouse
See Brighouse Mechanics' Institute
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & David Nortcliffe
| Perseverance Mill, Elland | Ref 15-P429 |
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
- Joseph Smithies & Son Limited [1870]
- William Bates [1905]
- William Blackburn & Son [1905]
- Charles Brearley [1905]
- John F. Brearley [1905]
- James Fielden [1905]
- Samuel Lumb Limited [1905]
- H. Walker & Sons [1905]
In 2005, there was a proposal to convert the mill to offices and apartments.
On 17th August 2008, the mill was badly damaged by fire
| Perseverance Mills, Sowerby Bridge | Ref 15-462 |
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
- Shepherd & Blackburn Limited [1905, 1921]
- Homfray Carpets
On 13th January 1904, there was a fire at the mill which was then said to be
Messrs Shepherd & Blackburn's new mill
During World War II, the mill was used as a detention barracks for British soldiers. It could accommodate up to 750 men at one time.
| Perseverance Works, Halifax | Ref 15-208 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Maud & Turner [1890]
- Hartley & Sugden Limited
- Leckenby, Benton & Company [1905, 1915]
- Ollerenshaws Limited [1911]
- R. Turner [1912]
| Perseverance Works, Halifax | Ref 15-959 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Samuel Firth & Sons [1874]
| Perseverance Works, Stansfield | Ref 15-69 |
| Pheasant Pit, Hartshead | Ref 15-1135 |
| Phoebe Lane Mills, Halifax | Ref 15-42 |
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
- William Barraclough & Sons [1874]
- Smeaton's [1911]
- Hawkhead Bray & Son Ltd [1937]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Darrell Prest
| Phoenix Foundry, Brighouse | Ref 15-969 |
| Phoenix Iron Foundry, Halifax | Ref 15-919 |
| Phoenix Iron Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-1315 |
Built by Jonathan Barker [about 1860].
Owners and tenants have included
The Halifax Guardian of 14th March 1863 reported
Accident at MillwoodOn [Tuesday, 10th March 1863] as one of the sons of Mr Jonathan Barker, millwright, etc., of Mill Wood, and one of the workmen were engaged in loading a cannon, which was at the time not quite cool, it burst, and some of the fragments struck them in the face, but fortunately their injuries were not serious
On 6th November 1879, there was a fire at the works.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs
| Phoenix Mill, Brighouse | Ref 15-P380 |
The property was on both sides of Phoenix Street. Only that on the east side remains.
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
- R. J. Ferguson & Company
- Thomas Blackburn [1890]
- C. Whiteley & Son [1919]
- Artisan [2005]
In 1857, the building was damaged by fire.
| Phoenix Punch & Shear Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-90 |
| Phoenix Works, Halifax | Ref 15-958 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Fielden Brothers [1874]
- J. B. Hoyle & Company Limited [1921]
| Phoenix Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-711 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- William Atherton [1905]
- A. Kinghorn & Company [1905, 1921]
| Pickle Bridge Dye Works | Ref 15-1361 |
Run by John Sharp [1881].
See Alphonse Sharp
| Pickles Foundry, Mytholmroyd | Ref 15-354 |
It later became Broadbent's Foundry
| Pinder's Iron Foundry, Brighouse | Ref 15-1194 |
| Pinfold Quarries, Norland | Ref 15-730 |
| Pinfold Quarry, Elland | Ref 15-771 |
The quarry has been filled in
| Pinnar Lane Quarry, Southowram | Ref 15-767 |
| Pioneer Iron Works, Halifax | Ref 15-157 |
It was later known as West End Works
| Pioneer Mill, Walsden | Ref 15-331 |
Recorded in 1911
| Pioneer Quarry, Southowram | Ref 15-200 |
| Pioneer Works, Boothtown | Ref 15-1393 |
Owners and tenants have included
| Pitchforth's Mill, Elland | Ref 15-547 |
The mill was destroyed by fire on the morning of 3rd September 1865, when it was occupied by Messrs Sugden
| Plantation Mine, Holmfield | Ref 15-1275 |
| Platts Pit, Clifton | Ref 15-788 |
| Pond Oil Works, Brighouse | Ref 15-485 |
| Pond Quarries, Hove Edge | Ref 15-1412 |
Stone quarries.
They are still in use [2017].
| Pond Quarry, Brighouse | Ref 15-700 |
Part of the Granny Hall Estate.
Opened in 1874.
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
- Farrar's [1886]
- George Farrar Quarries Limited [1895]
- Farrar's Limited [1921]
On 6th November 1890, Abraham Longbottom was killed at the Quarry as he was unloading stone off a wagon.
Production at the Quarry ceased in 1942.
The quarry is still there but unused.
There are plans to develop the site [October 2008, November 2017]
| Portsmouth Mill, Todmorden | Ref 15-91 |
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
- John Collinge [1877]
- James Collinge [1905]
- Robert Pickles Limited [1921]
On 19th April 1907, there was a fire at the mill
| Premier Cabinet Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-1449 |
| Premier Works, Halifax | Ref 15-674 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Samuel T. Crook [1854]
- Graham & Fleming [1905, 1911]
| Pressure Gauge Works, Halifax | Ref 15-1109 |
| Presto Supermarket | Ref 15-1373 |
| Priestley's Mill, Sowerby | Ref 15-P226 |
Question: Can anyone identify which Priestley ran the mill?
| Priestwell Millwright Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-1316 |
There was a dam at Durn and another smaller dam behind the workshop
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs
| Prince Albert Mill, Brighouse | Ref 15-P305 |
See Samuel Baines
| Prince of Wales Mill, Rastrick | Ref 15-P417 |
Built for Ormerod Brothers Limited.
It was owned by Foulds & Ridings Limited on 20th April 1984 when it was damaged by fire
| Princess Works, Rastrick | Ref 15-1364 |
Owners and tenants have included
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ryan Hepworth
| Prospect Dye Works, Brighouse | Ref 15-1270 |
Stood opposite Holmeroyd Mill. Built after 1910
| Prospect Iron Works, Halifax | Ref 15-832 |
| Prospect Mill, Hebden Bridge | Ref 15-1197 |
Recorded in December 1854, when Henry Mitchell of Boston Hill advertised the property to be let. It included a newly-erected weaving shed, capable of holding 120 looms with 10 hp condensing engine and 20 hp boiler (only 18 months old). Coal and labour were said to be readily available.
Subsequent owners and tenants have included
| Prospect Mill, Ovenden | Ref 15-392 |
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
- John Sutcliffe & Son [1861]
- James Hays [1882]
- Jackson & Greenwood [1905]
| Prospect Mill, West Vale | Ref 15-P1670 |
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
| Prospect Mills, Sowerby Bridge | Ref 15-P167 |
Owners and tenants of the works have included
- Edwards & Ramsden [1873]
- Siddall [1873]
- Emmanuel Mitchell [1905]
- Mitchell Brothers [1905]
- Homfray Carpets [1950]
The building was destroyed by fire in 9th May 1873
| Prospect Works, Bailiff Bridge | Ref 15-1384 |
Owners and tenants have included
| Providence Chemical Works, Siddal | Ref 15-576 |
| Providence Mill, Elland | Ref 15-471 |
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
- Daniel Tetlaw & Son [1891]
- Gledhill Marsden [1905]
- Samuel Marsden & Company [1905]
- Thomas Noble [1905]
The mill was destroyed by fire in 19th November 1941
| Providence Soap Works, Halifax | Ref 15-891 |
| Pudsey Bobbin Works, Todmorden | Ref 15-395 |
| Pudsey Mill, Stansfield | Ref 15-846 |
Owners and tenants have included
The mills later became Glen Dye Works
| Pule Hill Pottery | Ref 15-P371 |
Around 1775, they moved to Howcans and operated a pottery there
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Reed
| Pump Lane Quarry, Southowram | Ref 15-740 |
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
- John & Samuel Greenwood [1883]
- Binns Brothers
- Joshua Laycock [1905]
| Puzzle Hall Brewery, Sowerby Bridge | Ref 15-P386 |
In 1935, S. H. Ward & Company of Sheffield bought the pub and brewing was discontinued.
The Brewery is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs
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