Description
NAME: DERDALE MILL
LOCATION: Derdale Street, Todmorden
REF: CD36
GRID REF: 943 241
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Fully used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid-late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Built in 1861, there is a quite large, two storey stone building with unusual arched windows along part of the ground floor. Later brick extension and brick chimney. Weaving shed near to the canal was built in the 1870’s. However, a significant part of the site has been demolished, including another weaving shed and two warehouses.
PRESENT USE AND POTENTIAL: The remaining part of the mill is fully used by a textiles firm, who were also based at Birks Mill, Walsden (see HPC00165) until recently.
Photo taken c1985.