Built in 1859.
The mills had their own railway sidings at Sowerby Bridge Station.
The mills burned down in
1965
and the buildings were demolished shortly afterwards
The mill had 4 storeys at one end and 5 at the other.
The little yard/slope to the mill is Snake Hill.
On
29th January 1909,
the mill – then occupied by J. Cheetham & Sons Limited – was
destroyed by fire which started in the drying room.
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
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The site became a scrap yard.
The site was cleared in 2001 and is now a housing development
In 1890, the works comprised a number of large 2 and 3-storey
buildings and covered between 5 and 6 acres.
The works were served by a reservoir in the
grounds of Birds Royd House
On 24th October 1889, Rowland Holroyd was killed in a roof
fall at the works
In 1906, it was affected by the fustian weavers' strike.
It was badly damaged by fire on
3rd November 1964
In 1894, Fairburns bought the mill and combined it with
Victoria Works, Rastrick
Established by Thomas Berry & Sons around 1831
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.
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
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
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.
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.
The early 19th century water siphon and overflow sump are listed
See
Samuel Baines
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.
It was damaged by fire on
20th April 1980.
A supermarket stands on the site.
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 other injured.
This is still regarded as one of the town's worst industrial
disasters.
There were further fires in
1884
and in
1886.
The building was sold to ?? 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?.
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
and
... because of the design, parking problems, the risk of flooding and
noise
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
It is listed.
It is a landmark on Wharf Street
Worsted spinning mill built around 1850 for Thomas Nicholl.
The landmark chimney on Wharf Street is listed.
It has been converted to apartments
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
See
Thomas Casson & Brother and
Thomas Casson
One of the Cragg mills.
Re-built about 1826.
The dam also fed Oldroyd Mill.
It was converted to steam in 1833.
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It lay empty for some time before it was dismantled [1895] and
demolished in the early 1900s
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The mill burned down
The works were disused from April 2007.
In June 2008, there were plans to use the building as an extension of
the local Mosque
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.
The building was destroyed by fire on
19th March 1929.
The site was cleared.
See
Chapel Farm, Ripponden and
Robert Holt
Recorded in 1910.
Charlestown Road Brick & Tile Works were adjacent to the
south-east.
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Smith's works extended on to the quarry site.
The site is now a retail park
Recorded in 1910.
Charlestown Mine was adjacent to the north-west
Built on a site previously known as Pepper Bank (1849/50 map)
It was destroyed by fire on
16th June 1863
Pepper Bank Mill [1854] and Church Bank Mill [1894]
stood on the same site.
One of the Cragg mills
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.
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]
On
12th November 1902,
fire caused more than £2,000 worth of damage at the works
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Formerly of Callis Mill, Stansfield
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