Originally known as Upper Mill.
Calvert's used the Mill for
woolsorting,
drawing,
winding,
and
warping.
Later, the mill was used for
winding,
warping,
coning,
and
pirning.
On
May 1942,
fire broke out at the mill
Aka Miss Lister's Mine.
It was quite near the workings of her business rival Christopher Rawson and his family.
In 1836, Christopher Rawson had his men burn dung to smoke
Joseph Mann out of the pit.
The ornate ventilation shaft is still standing alongside the path
from Shibden Hall to the top of Beacon Hill
Opened in 1888.
It was 100 yards deep.
It was one of the largest coal mines in the area.
As a clay and coal quarry, it was bought in 1906 to supply coal and
fireclay for a brickworks near the Nonslip Stone Company works.
Overhead cables carried tubs from the pit, up the Walterclough Valley, and across Halifax Road to the Hipperholme works.
It produced coal until 1930.
It closed on 18th February 1969, when Brooke's Limited closed.
The Pit was filled in and capped.
Owners and tenants have included
Owned by Hirst Ainley [18??]
First shown on the 6" OS map of 1888-92, the brewery was tucked into
the upper part of the little valley of Wapping Nick just where
Wapping Nick Lane rose to meet Old Lindley Road, a site probably
chosen for its abundant supply of soft water.
In 1957, Webster's bought the business and 19 of their
pubs, including
Brewing ceased, following takeover by Webster's.
The buildings remained until around 1970 when it was unused, but
still with the large louvred windows of the cool ship where the newly
boiled beer would have cooled in a shallow tray before going to the
fermentation vessels.
All paintwork was cream.
Demolition seems to have coincided with the construction of the M62
and the realignment of Old Lindley Road into the underpass, and,
although these were not built over the site of the brewery, nothing
now appears to remain, and the site has returned to nature.
Ainley's were locally renowned for their Wappy
stout which was brewed with the soft spring water.
Wappy was the company brand for its ales and stouts
which could be enjoyed in the nearby Wapping (now Wappy) Spring Inn, the brewery tap, initially a beer house, on Lindley Moor Road
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On
7th June 1890,
a worker died after falling into a vat of boiling water at the works
Question:
Does anyone know any other name for this mill?
Question:
Does anyone know anything about the Works or the business?
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Old Warley Springs Brewery
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Warley Springs
On his death in 1856, the business passed to his nephew John Edward Wainhouse.
In 1870, Wainhouse leased the premises to Henry Mossman.
Wainhouse sold the business to Mossman in 1873.
See
Newspaper Cuttings
[1872]
In November 1896, when Mossman was Chairman, the Washer
Lane Dyeing & Finishing Company Limited was wound up.
See
Arthur Graham & Company Limited,
Ingham Brothers,
Wilson Sutcliffe and
Wainhouse Tower
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In 1867, there was a law suit between John Crossley & Sons Limited
and Lightowler over
water pollution.
This is still used as a test case
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This was the major mill of the Fielden family business, built
around 1786 by Joshua Fielden.
The mill was involved in silk spinning, and cotton spinning and
weaving.
Around 300 handloom weavers worked at the mill, and, in 1829,
the Old Shed was expanded to house 800 steam-powered looms.
In 1830, the Fieldens installed gas lighting at the mill.
In 1840, a further New Shed was added to house 1000 looms.
Spoon Dam fed the mills.
On 15th March 1898, the premises were sold for use as a fire station
and a technical school.
Some of the buildings were demolished in 198?.
A Safeway supermarket now stands on the site.
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John Nowell
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About 1820, the mill was bought by the Fielden family.
Around 1832, the mill had become uneconomic and was closed down for a
time, reopening in 1836.
On Monday, 30th September 1839, Samuel, son of the manager
Edmund Wrigley drowned in the mill dam.
In 1864, the Fielden family sold the mill.
It is now derelict.
Waterstalls Farm, Walsden is nearby.
David Nortcliffe tells me that ...
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Miss Nowell and
Thomas Wrigley
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At various times, this was a corn mill, then a cotton mill, then a
corn mill again.
The mill covered almost 5 acres.
The mill closed in the 1960s/70s.
It was demolished after a fire in 1978.
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Watson Mill Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
Opposite Marshall's.
In 1969, Goodall retired and sold the quarries to Marshall's.
The quarry was filled in [1990s].
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The business was started by Samuel Webster in 1838.
Their first public house was the Lane Ends, Wheatley.
By 1880, they had 100 tied houses.
The brewery was developed and extended in 1873.
In 1895, Webster's had 74 in the district, second were
Stocks with 56 pubs.
In 1898, they built their own malt kilns.
They acquired several local breweries, including
Albert Springs Brewery, Halifax [1877],
Red Cross Brewery [1900?],
Shibden Head Brewery [30th December 1932],
Wapping Spring Brewery [1957],
White Castle Brewery [1961],
and
Joseph Stocks & Company Limited [1933].
They had slogans such as
and
Their brands – Green Label and Pennine
Bitter – were famous all over the country.
In 1966, they merged with Bradford brewers J. Hey & Company
Limited.
They then produced Yorkshire Bitter.
In 1971, they joined the Watney Mann group.
In 1985, they joined the Wilson Brewery of Manchester to
become Samuel Webster & Wilsons Limited.
In 1990, they became a part of Scottish & Newcastle / Courage
group.
Two of the company's dray horses were used for publicity and
charitable purposes well into the 1990s, and two talking
Webster's dray horses – Uncle and Nephew – appeared in
a series of TV adverts for the brewery.
The Fountain Head Brewery closed in 1996 with the loss of
hundreds of jobs.
In 2004, there was a proposal to build flats and houses in
a village on the site.
The listed buildings – the Maltings and Long Can – are not
proposed for development.
They had a distribution warehouse in Elland.
This closed some time after the Brewery.
The Brewery is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs.
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Buckley Gate Hall, Ovenden,
Fountain Head Village,
The Maltings College, Halifax,
The Maltings Independent School, Ovenden and
Maltings Road, Ovenden
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Steam-powered cotton-spinning mill built in 1860-1868.
The mills burned down in
1875,
and again on
26th July 1912
when the Number 2 mill and adjacent cottages were badly damaged by
fire.
Thomas Kershaw was involved in rebuilding work [1912].
See
Tom Wainwright
6-storey mill.
Built for Samuel Cunliffe-Lister of Manningham [1852].
Originally used for wool combing.
From the mid-1860s, use changed to silk waste spinning.
The mill was completely destroyed by a gas explosion and fire on
4th December 1873,
killing 5 girls.
This is described in the Foldout entitled The Fire at Wellington Mills 1873.
The mill was sold to Marsden Brothers, Holden & Company who rebuilt
it.
Owners and tenants have included
In 1879, it was described as comprising
a large 2-storey building,
a shed with 4 boilers (each boiler 30 ft long and about 8 ft in
diameter),
the offices,
a large finishing shed bounded by Bedford Terrace
and a 3-storey building.
James Balme lived at a house in the yard at the works.
On
9th October 1879,
John Pritchard and 5 workers were killed in an explosion at the works
Owners and tenants have included
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West Parade Cabinet Works, Halifax
It was occupied by John Radcliffe & Sons when it was destroyed by
fire on
5th August 1863.
In 1933, John Atkinson & Sons Limited moved their weaving
department here from Willow Hall Mills
Calder Street.
Built on the Black Brook and the Calder.
In April 1898, Lumby's Limited wanted to expand, and they issued
instructions to
Richard Edgar Horsfall was appointed as architect.
The land – formerly the grounds for Greetland Cricket Club – was
part of the Wheelwright charity and not for sale, it was acquired
at an annual rent of £127 12/6d.
The building was complete by 1900/1 when Lumby's went into full
production there.
The mill has been demolished.
Only the former office building remains
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In 1912, the mill was owned by Mrs Jane Fleming of Eccles,
Lancashire, when it was served with an order to provide suitable
means of escape in the event of fire.
It closed in 1994.
It became the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre
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West Lane Quarry was on the left, at the brow of the hill, as
West Lane starts the descent to Exley.
They were worked out by the end of the 1930s, and were filled in
after World War II.
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Owners and tenants have included
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West End Cabinet Works, Halifax
Recorded in 1902, when he married
when
The Brewery is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Established by the West Vale Brass Company.
In 2013, there was a proposal to convert the derelict mill into a
hostel for homeless people.
The proposal was later withdrawn
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Built on the Black Brook.
Steam-powered worsted-spinning mill built around 1850.
The Mills are still standing [2011] though not fully used.
The mill had a 170 ft tall chimney which was struck by
lightning in 1967.
The chimney was reduced in height – to avoid further strikes – and
was finally demolished in March/April 1992
The Mills were demolished in 2017.
The ground floor was substantially altered before the building was
listed
The company produced all kinds of machinery, plant, safes,
woodworking machinery, laundry machinery, boilers, tanks and weighing
machines.
Carefully-made crucible cast and malleable castings were a speciality.
They undertook valuations for all purposes,
The company was owned by Lewis John Akroyd
Other
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On
22nd January 1853
John Jagger was killed whilst undermining at the quarry
Originally called Four Day Work Mill.
It was built for cotton spinning in 1836 by John Edmundson.
It was renamed Westfield Mill and used for worsted spinning.
Around 1885, it was again used for cotton production.
When it was occupied by R. & W. Wainhouse, the mill was known
as Wainhouse Mill.
The mill was badly damaged by fire in
1806
and by floods following a storm in
June 1928.
The mill was demolished in 19??.
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Regulator Mill, Sowerby Bridge
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The pit was just north-west of Whitaker Pits Farm, and north of
Whitaker Pit Woods
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The brewery was bought by Webster's in 1961.
It is now private accommodation
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Disused [1907].
In 1950, Calder High School was built on the site
Owners and tenants have included
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The Quarry closed.
An application to landscape the site was submitted in 2008
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Wadsworth Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-124
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Wainhouse Mill, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-883 Wainstalls Mill Ref 15-W298 Walker pit Ref 15-W350 
Wall Nook Quarry, Greetland Ref 15-773
Walshaw & Drake's Mill, Rastrick Ref 15-383 Walterclough Mill, Southowram Ref 15-704
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Walterclough Mine, Southowram Ref 15-1286 Walterclough Pit, Hipperholme Ref 15-W68
Wapping Spring Brewery, Outlane Ref 15-957
Ward's Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-165
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey KnowlesWard's Dye Works, Salterhebble Ref 15-1398
Warland Mill, Walsden Ref 15-320 Warland Quarry, Walsden Ref 15-1322
Warley Corn Mill Ref 15-953 Warley Mill Ref 15-400 
Warley Springs Brewery Ref 15-1010 Warley Springs Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-151 Washer Lane Dye Works Ref 15-W56 Water Lane Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-98 Waterhouse's Mill, Dean Clough Ref 15-402 Waterside Chemical Works, Halifax Ref 15-160 Waterside Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-113
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Waterside Mill, Halifax Ref 15-39 Waterside Mill, Hebden Bridge Ref 15-498
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Waterside Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-W200 
Waterside Saw Mills, Halifax Ref 15-646
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Waterside Works, Halifax Ref 15-1165
Waterstalls Mill, Walsden Ref 15-125
Waterstalls Mill, had been a water-powered bloomery which utilised
a stream coming down from Blackstone Edge and had its own dam.
There are firm indications that the iron-smelting operation there
could well have started by 1330s with its raw material coming from
mines in Cliviger.
It continued in that role until the early 1700s when major
developments in smelting technology meant that iron production moved
to new, larger mills located at sites such as Low Moor and Sheffield.
Waterstalls later converted to textiles, remaining water-powered
until 1834 when a steam engine was installed
Watson Mill, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-W230
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Watson Quarries, Southowram Ref 15-743
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
Watty Corn Mill, Todmorden Ref 15-323
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Webster's Fountain Head Brewery Ref 15-W52
Drives out the Northern thirst
The beer that cheers
Wellington Mills, Elland Ref 15-W202
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Wellington Mills, Halifax Ref 15-W198
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Croft Joinery Works, Halifax Ref 15-1067
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Croft Mills, Halifax Ref 15-423 West Croft Works, Halifax Ref 15-918
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West End Cabinet Works, Halifax Ref 15-1407
West End Dye Works, Halifax Ref 15-W525
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West End Iron Works, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-837
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West End Mills, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-W509
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West End Works, Halifax Ref 15-1065
West Grove Boiler Works, West Vale Ref 15-606
get the land at once
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Grove Mill, Halifax Ref 15-W526
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
West Lane Quarries, Southowram Ref 15-745
Owners and tenants of the quarries have included
West Mills, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-48
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Mount Brass Works, Halifax Ref 15-1388
West Mount Iron Works, Halifax Ref 15-1455
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Mount Mills, Halifax Ref 15-951
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Mount Works, Halifax Ref 15-1237
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Parade Brass Works, Halifax Ref 15-910
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Parade Brush Works, Halifax Ref 15-943
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Parade Cabinet Works, Halifax Ref 15-432 West Parade Carriage Works, Halifax Ref 15-663
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Parade Iron Works, Halifax Ref 15-1114
Owners and tenants of the works have included
West Riding Flour Mills, Cooper Bridge Ref 15-1154 West Street Brewery Ref 15-1257
a building formerly used as a brewery adjoining the Duke of York
Inn at Stone Chair was rented for 7 years
West Vale Brass Works Ref 15-1094 West Vale Corn Mills, Greetland Ref 15-720
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Vale Mills Ref 15-1061
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
West Vale Warehouse Ref 15-1243
West Vale Works Ref 15-W199 West Ward Iron Works, Halifax Ref 15-234
owners and tenants of the works have included
Westbury Mills, Elland Ref 15-W522
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Westercroft Quarry, Northowram Ref 15-679 Westfield Mill, Wadsworth Ref 15-133
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Westfield Mills, Mytholmroyd Ref 15-602
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Westgate Shoeing Forge, Halifax Ref 15-892
Owners and tenants of the forge have included
Wharf Cotton Mills, Walsden Ref 15-977
Owners and tenants of the mills have included
Wharf Mill, Sowerby Bridge Ref 15-144
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Wheatley Corn Mill Ref 15-583
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Wheatley Dye Works Ref 15-27 Whitaker Pit, Clifton Ref 15-476
White Castle Brewery, Bradshaw Ref 15-W278
White Gate Brickworks, Siddal Ref 15-1146 White Lee Mill, Mytholmroyd Ref 15-1122
White Lee Tannery, Mytholmroyd Ref 15-1168
White Rock Quarry, Sowood Ref 15-1107
Owners and tenants of the quarry have included
White Rose Mills, Holmfield Ref 15-166
Whitegate Brick Works, Southowram Ref 15-1244
Whiteley's Mill, Hebden Bridge Ref 15-399