List of cotton mills in Yorkshire
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The textile industry of Yorkshire after 1835 was based principally on wool, but many of the early cotton mills were based in the county and the assets and spinning machines often switched from cotton to wool. Towns like Keighley and Todmorden owe their expansion to cotton.[1]
Bradford
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Castlefield Mills | Bingley , SE 099 403 53°51′31″N 1°51′05″W / 53.8587°N 1.8514°W / 53.8587; -1.8514 (Castlefield Mills)[2] | ||||
Providence Mill | Bingley , SE 105 394 53°51′02″N 1°50′32″W / 53.8506°N 1.8423°W / 53.8506; -1.8423 (Providence Mill)[2] | ||||
Elmtree Mill | Bingley , SE 111 391 53°50′52″N 1°50′00″W / 53.8479°N 1.8332°W / 53.8479; -1.8332 (Elmtree Mill)[2] | ||||
Cottingley | SE 127 374 53°49′57″N 1°48′32″W / 53.8325°N 1.8090°W / 53.8325; -1.8090 (Cottingley)[2] | ||||
Hewenden Mill | SE 077360 53°49′12″N 1°53′06″W / 53.8201°N 1.8850°W / 53.8201; -1.8850 (Hewenden Mill)[2] | ||||
Ellar Carr Mill | Cullingworth, SE 077360 53°49′12″N 1°53′06″W / 53.8201°N 1.8850°W / 53.8201; -1.8850 (Eller Carr Mill)[2] |
Huddersfield
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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The Factory | Marsden , SE 053 117 53°36′06″N 1°55′18″W / 53.6017°N 1.9218°W / 53.6017; -1.9218 (The Factory)[2] | ||||
Upper End Mill | Marsden , SE 053 117 53°36′06″N 1°55′18″W / 53.6017°N 1.9218°W / 53.6017; -1.9218 (Upper End Mill)[2] | ||||
New Mill | Marsden , SE 052 117 53°36′06″N 1°55′24″W / 53.6017°N 1.9234°W / 53.6017; -1.9234 (New Mill)[2] | ||||
Frank's Mill | Marsden , SE 052 117 53°36′06″N 1°55′24″W / 53.6017°N 1.9234°W / 53.6017; -1.9234 (Frank's Mill)[2] | ||||
Smithy Holme Mill | Marsden, SE 052 120 53°36′16″N 1°55′24″W / 53.6044°N 1.9233°W / 53.6044; -1.9233 (Smithy Holme Mill)[3] | ||||
Lingards Wood Bottom Mill | Marsden, SE 054 122 53°36′22″N 1°55′13″W / 53.6062°N 1.9203°W / 53.6062; -1.9203 (Lingards Wood Bottom Mill)[3] | ||||
Leeds
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Scotland Mills | Leeds , SE 278 381 53°50′18″N 1°34′46″W / 53.8383°N 1.5795°W / 53.8383; -1.5795 (Scotland Mills)[4] | ||||
Waterloo Mill | Leeds , SE 314 313 53°46′37″N 1°31′32″W / 53.7769°N 1.5255°W / 53.7769; -1.5255 (Waterloo Mill)[4] | ||||
Bank Low Mill | Leeds , SE 312 329 53°47′29″N 1°31′42″W / 53.7913°N 1.5283°W / 53.7913; -1.5283 (Bank Low Mill)[4] | ||||
Mabgate or Sheepscar | Leeds , SE 305 348 53°48′30″N 1°32′20″W / 53.8084°N 1.5388°W / 53.8084; -1.5388 (Mabgate or Sheepscar)[4] | ||||
Nether Mills | Leeds , SE 304348 53°48′31″N 1°32′25″W / 53.8085°N 1.5403°W / 53.8085; -1.5403 (Nether Mills)[4] | ||||
Todmorden
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Pudsey Mill | SD 908 264 53°44′01″N 2°08′29″W / 53.7337°N 2.1414°W / 53.7337; -2.1414 (Pudsey Mill)[3] | ||||
Frieldhurst Mill | SD 912 261 53°43′52″N 2°08′07″W / 53.7311°N 2.1353°W / 53.7311; -2.1353 (Frieldhurst Mill)[3] | ||||
Barewise Mill | SD 912 258 53°43′42″N 2°08′07″W / 53.7284°N 2.1353°W / 53.7284; -2.1353 (Barewise Mill)[3] | ||||
Kitson Wood Mill | SD 920 257 53°43′39″N 2°07′24″W / 53.7275°N 2.1232°W / 53.7275; -2.1232 (Kitson Wood Mill)[3] | ||||
Ewood Mill | SD 930 248 53°43′10″N 2°06′29″W / 53.7194°N 2.1080°W / 53.7194; -2.1080 (Ewood Mill)[3] | ||||
Holme Mill | SD 929 250 53°43′16″N 2°06′34″W / 53.7212°N 2.1095°W / 53.7212; -2.1095 (Holme Mill)[3] | ||||
Lonsdale
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Millthorpe Mill | SD 661 913 54°18′58″N 2°31′23″W / 54.3160°N 2.5231°W / 54.3160; -2.5231 (Millthorpe Mill)[5] | ||||
Birks Mill | SD 658 914 54°19′01″N 2°31′40″W / 54.3169°N 2.5277°W / 54.3169; -2.5277 (Birks Mill)[5] | ||||
Burton-in-Lonsdale CottonMill | SD 649 718 54°08′27″N 2°32′21″W / 54.1407°N 2.5392°W / 54.1407; -2.5392 (Burton)[5] | ||||
Westhouse Mill | SD 671 737 54°09′28″N 2°30′21″W / 54.1579°N 2.5058°W / 54.1579; -2.5058 (Westhouse Mill)[5] | ||||
Ingleton Mill | SD 694 733 54°09′16″N 2°28′14″W / 54.1544°N 2.4705°W / 54.1544; -2.4705 (Ingleton Mill)[5] | ||||
Clapham Mill | SD 727 688 54°06′51″N 2°25′11″W / 54.1142°N 2.4196°W / 54.1142; -2.4196 (Clapham Mill)[5] | ||||
Clapham Wood Mill | SD 727 688 54°06′51″N 2°25′11″W / 54.1142°N 2.4196°W / 54.1142; -2.4196 (Clapham Wood Mill)[5] | ||||
Austwick Cotton Mill | SD 779 694 54°07′11″N 2°20′24″W / 54.1198°N 2.3401°W / 54.1198; -2.3401 (Austwick Cotton Mill)[5] | ||||
Bentham Cotton Mill | SD 649 693 54°07′06″N 2°32′20″W / 54.1182°N 2.5389°W / 54.1182; -2.5389 (Bentham Cotton Mill)[5] | ||||
Airedale
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Malham Mill | SD 898 633 54°03′55″N 2°09′28″W / 54.0654°N 2.1578°W / 54.0654; -2.1578 (Malham Mill)[6] | ||||
Scalegill Mill | SD 898 617 54°03′04″N 2°09′28″W / 54.0510°N 2.1577°W / 54.0510; -2.1577 (Scalegill Mill)[6] | ||||
Airton Mill | SD 904 593 54°01′46″N 2°08′55″W / 54.0294°N 2.1485°W / 54.0294; -2.1485 (Airton Mill)[6] | ||||
Bell Busk Mill | SD 905 563 54°00′09″N 2°08′49″W / 54.0025°N 2.1469°W / 54.0025; -2.1469 (Bell Busk Mill)[6] | ||||
High Mill | Gargrave , SD 925 538 53°58′48″N 2°06′59″W / 53.9800°N 2.1163°W / 53.9800; -2.1163 (High Mill)[6] | ||||
Low Mill | Gargrave , SD 935 539 53°58′52″N 2°06′04″W / 53.9810°N 2.1011°W / 53.9810; -2.1011 (Low Mill)[6] | ||||
Swaledale
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Richmond Cotton Mill | NZ 170 000 54°23′42″N 1°44′25″W / 54.3950°N 1.7402°W / 54.3950; -1.7402 (Richmond Cotton Mill)[5] | ||||
Ribblesdale
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Stainforth Mill | SD 817 673 54°06′04″N 2°16′54″W / 54.1011°N 2.2818°W / 54.1011; -2.2818 (Stainforth Mill)[6] | ||||
Landcliffe Mill | SD 816 650 54°04′49″N 2°17′00″W / 54.0804°N 2.2832°W / 54.0804; -2.2832 (Landcliffe Mill)[6] | ||||
Settle Bridge Mill | SD 817 642 54°04′24″N 2°16′54″W / 54.0732°N 2.2816°W / 54.0732; -2.2816 (Settle Bridge Mill)[6] | ||||
Higher Mill | Settle , SD 814 637 54°04′07″N 2°17′10″W / 54.0687°N 2.2862°W / 54.0687; -2.2862 (Higher Mill)[6] | ||||
Runley Bridge Mill | Settle , SD 811 623 54°03′22″N 2°17′27″W / 54.0561°N 2.2907°W / 54.0561; -2.2907 (Runley Bridge Mill)[6] | ||||
Lower Mill | Long Preston , SD 832 575 54°00′47″N 2°15′30″W / 54.0131°N 2.2583°W / 54.0131; -2.2583 (Lower Mill)[6] | ||||
Fleet's Mill | Long Preston , SD 832 575 54°00′47″N 2°15′30″W / 54.0131°N 2.2583°W / 54.0131; -2.2583 (Fleet's Mill)[6] | ||||
Giggleswick Mill | Giggleswick , SD 812 640 53°24′24″N 2°04′03″W / 53.4066°N 2.0675°W / 53.4066; -2.0675 (Giggleswick Mill)[6] | ||||
Washburn Valley
Name | Architect | Location | Built | Demolished | Served (Years) |
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Low Mill | West End , SE 152578 53°24′24″N 2°04′03″W / 53.4066°N 2.0675°W / 53.4066; -2.0675 (Low Mill)[6] | ||||
High Mill | West End , SE134 582 53°24′24″N 2°04′03″W / 53.4066°N 2.0675°W / 53.4066; -2.0675 (High Mill)[6] | ||||
Little Mill | West End , SE143582 54°01′10″N 1°47′01″W / 54.0194°N 1.7837°W / 54.0194; -1.7837 (Little Mill)[6] | ||||
References
- Notes
- ^ Ingle 1997, p. 3
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ingle 1997, p. 259
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ingle 1997, p. 260
- ^ a b c d e Ingle 1997, p. 258
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ingle 1997, p. 267
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Ingle 1997, p. 268
- Bibliography
- Ingle, George (1997). Yorkshire Cotton: The Yorkshire Cotton Industry, 1780-1835. Preston, Lancashire: Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 9781859360286. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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Lancashire cotton
- David Bellhouse
- Bradshaw Gass & Hope
- F.W. Dixon & Son
- Edward Potts
- Stott
- Stott and Sons
- Sidney Stott (later Sir Philip)
- Daniel Adamson
- Ashton Frost
- Ashworth & Parker
- Bateman & Sherratt
- Boulton & Watt
- Browett, Lindley & Co
- Buckley & Taylor
- Carels Frères
- Earnshaw & Holt
- Fairbairn
- W & J Galloway & Sons
- Benjamin Goodfellow
- B. Hick and Sons / Hick, Hargreaves & Co
- John Musgrave & Sons
- J & W McNaught
- Petrie of Rochdale
- William Roberts & Co of Nelson
- George Saxon
- Scott & Hodgson
- Urmson & Thompson
- Yates & Thom / Yates of Blackburn
- Willans & Robinson
- J & E Wood
- Woolstenhulmes & Rye
- Brooks & Doxey
- Butterworth & Dickinson
- Curtis, Parr & Walton
- Dobson & Barlow
- John Hetherington & Sons
- Joseph Hibbert
- John Pilling and Sons
- Harling & Todd
- Howard & Bullough
- Geo. Hattersley
- Asa Lees
- Mather & Platt
- Parr, Curtis & Madely
- British Northrop Loom Co
- Pemberton & Co
- Platt Brothers
- Taylor, Lang & Co
- Textile Machinery Makers
- Tweedales & Smalley
- T. Wildman & Sons
- Elkanah Armitage
- Henry Ashworth
- Hugh Birley
- Hugh Hornby Birley
- Joseph Brotherton
- James Burton
- Peter Drinkwater
- Nathaniel Eckersley
- John Fielden
- William Gray
- Hannah Greg
- Samuel Greg
- Richard Howarth
- William Houldsworth
- John Kennedy
- George Augustus Lee
- Charles Macintosh
- Hugh Mason
- Samuel Oldknow
- Robert Peel
- John Rylands
- Thomas Whitehead and Brothers
- Oldham Limiteds
- Fine Spinners and Doublers
- Lancashire Cotton Corporation
- Bagley & Wright
- Combined Egyptian Mills
- Courtaulds
- James Burton & Sons
- Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust
- Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine)
- Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners
- Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association
- Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union
- Amalgamated Weavers' Association
- Cardroom Amalgamation
- General Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association
- General Union of Loom Overlookers
- Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society
- North East Lancashire Amalgamated Weavers' Association
- Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation
- The Textile Institute
- United Textile Factory Workers' Association
- Richard Arkwright
- Samuel Crompton
- James Hargreaves
- Thomas Highs
- John Kay (flying shuttle)
- John Kay (spinning frame)
- Robert Owen