On John's death, his sons William, Edward
and Albert, and J. I. Mortimer established John Smith, Sons & Mortimer here.
By 1922, when William died, It had become the largest woollen
manufacturer in the district.
There were 3 mill buildings.
There were fires at the mill
The demolition went wrong, the chimney fell the wrong way and came
down on top of the one remaining mill, destroying the spinning shed
and the new machinery.
The insurance did not cover the cost of reconstructing the property.
The business closed, and the operation moved to Gosport Mills, Stainland
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The beck that runs through Rastrick and
Badger Hill Reservoir
The foundation stone was laid in 1862.
Beneath the stone were sealed bottles containing
a complete set of British coins,
balance sheets for 15 years' trading,
copies of the rules of the Society,
sample voting papers,
lists of the directors and employees,
2 histories of the Society – written by the Secretary and the Treasurer,
a copy of the Mark Lane Express,
a copy of the Halifax Courier,
a copy of the Halifax Guardian,
and
a few grains of corn.
The mill had 48 pairs of mill-stones which were driven by two 40 hp
engines.
In 1916, the mill was sold to the Co-operative Wholesale
Society.
The closure of the flour mills at Bailey Hall, in the 1930s, affected
usage of the Halifax Branch canal.
In 1945, it was sold to Paton & Baldwin's.
In 1951, it was sold to John Mackintosh & Sons.
The mills are now a part of the Nestlé site, and can be
clearly seen from Halifax railway station.
In November 2004, the mill became unsuitable for
Nestlé, and there was a proposal to restore the mill and
build 4 town houses and a block of luxury flats to provide 123 new
homes
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Sowden's W. J. J. & S. Sowden
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Samuel Kellett
There was a fire at the mill on
14th February 1878
Timothy Bates founded Timothy Bates & Company here in 1786.
William Bates, Son & Company Limited were here [? 1930s]
On
30th April 1875,
a fire at the mill caused damaged estimated at around £350.
Demolished in 1971.
The houses of Colden Close now stand on the site.
Bankfoot House stood opposite the Mill
In 1811, the mill operated 2964 spindles
In
1908,
the mills were gutted by fire.
Houses now stand on the site
A lower pit was opened at Bankwell Corner [1899].
The pit closed in 1921.
There was a fatal accident here on
6th October 1855,
when the mine was owned by Haigh, Green & Company.
The mine closed in 1921
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Barewise Mill Company Limited
The mill produced gas which they supplied to the houses in the nearby
Halfpenny Can area.
In the 1930s, the mill was used by Rose & Bradley.
The building has been converted into apartments.
In 1919, Ethel Aspinall drowned herself in the dam
In 1864, Samuel Dawson was killed in an accident at the mill.
On
6th December 1882,
there was a fire at the mills and 1 man was killed.
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In 200?, the mills were converted into apartments
The business moved to Soil Hill where it was managed by Sam Bradley
In September 1966, it was announced that the mills were to be
converted to a supermarket.
The mills were occupied by the Asda Supermarket and
the Yorkshire Antiques Market.
In
1981,
fire destroyed the mills
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Buck & Watkin
A later name for the Hebble End Works.
The mill was affected by the strike of
July 1906
In 1663, it was divided into 2 houses.
In 1736, Mary, wife of John Royds, added the
mill to the family estate.
An iron waterwheel was added later.
The old engine house is dated M. R. 1736 for Mary Royds.
In 1810, the mill was split off from Thrum Hall.
In May 1906, John H. Stead put the mill up for sale at
auction, and it was described as
The property was withdrawn at £500.
The Mill burnt down in 1924-1926.
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Beeston Hall
Question:
It is possible that this quarry has been confused with any of several
others operated by Mr Bentley at Hipperholme.
Please
email me
if you can resolve any confusion
Coalmine on land between the Calder and Calder & Hebble Navigation.
It was in production from the late 18th century.
A newspaper notice on 23rd January 1869 announced
BINNS BOTTOM COLLIERY in the Township of Southowram, in the parish of
Halifax within about one mile of Elland.
For further particulars apply Holt & Co, Southowram; or John
Shore, Colliery Viewer, Southowram or Wm Berry & Sons, Land &
Mineral Surveyors, Lightcliffe
In 1906, the workings were taken over by Ash Grove Fireclay Works,
later W. T. Knowles & Sons
It is currently [2009] in a parlous state
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Birks Royd, Southowram and
Southowram Birks Royd
John Foster started to build the mill around 1835, on land
which he acquired from his father-in-law Abram Briggs in
1834.
The company's brass band was founded by John Foster
in 1835.
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David Parkinson
There was a fatal explosion at the pit on
14th January 1873.
The pit ceased producing coal in 1907
It was destroyed by fire on
3rd March 1802
In 1912, Jesse Robinson – trading as Enoch
Robinson – was served with a notice to abate the nuisance arising
from the discharge of black smoke from the chimney at the works
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Sir George Armytage gave stone from the quarry for the construction
of St John the Evangelist, Clifton
The quarry is now filled in
It was probably built in the early 1790s by Gamaliel Sutcliffe, but
it burned down on
3rd March 1802
and was never rebuilt.
Part of what survived was made into a house, but most remained as
ruin.
In 1967, boys from Dobroyd Castle School, working under their
Probation Officers, pulled down the ruins almost to ground level to
tidy up the countryside.
The old wheelhouse at the western end is about all that remains of
any substance
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TO BE LET OR SOLD with immediate possession.
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