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This mock mediaeval mansion was constructed between 1859 and 1867. Demolition started in 1962 and only a few sections remain today.

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The water garden was designed by John Hogg of Halifax, on behalf of Halifax Water Corporation in compensation for building the nearby reservoirs.

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The mansion has now gone but the fountain in the grounds is still played on occassions.

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Undated postcard. On the centre hillside Murgatroyd's Oats Royd Mill.

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This extensive mill complex is remarkable for its open setting on the hillside above Luddenden village. Founded in 1847 by John Murgatroyd & Son and named after the fine family house of 1645, it was run as a worsted spinning and manufacturing works,…

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NAME: DEAN MILLS

LOCATION: Booth

REF: LD 7

GRID REF: 044 274

CLASSIFICATION: A

CONDITION: Ruins

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 18C/early 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: There was probably a fulling mill in this vicinity as far back…
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