Looking along the road with Nutclough Mill water tower in the centre and on the right part of Hangingroyd Mill, the home of Hoyles, now long demolished. The car in the centre has a 1978/9 registration.
In the centre, over the river from the playground, one of the buildings of Hangingroyd Mill in a derelict condition with the mill yard used for parking for Shepherds wagons, now the site of Waterside Fold. The building on the right was also part of…
Looking over the playground and across the the river to Shepherd's wagons parked on the former yard and demolition site of part of Hangingroyd Mill. One of the derelict mill buildings in the centre and another far right.
NAME: VICTORIA MILLS
LOCATION: Halifax Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 21
GRID REF: 043 203
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Semi used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid to late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: This is a large six storey, stone built mill…
Victoria Mill, Hebden Bridge (F & H Sutcliffe Ltd)
Chimney felled August 20th 1949
by W.B.Crossley & Co. Hebden Bridge following the mill Fire on 1st April 1949
Victoria Mill was built by the Cragg Vale Manufacturing Co., a co-operative, in 1861, but went into liquidation by 1864 due to the 'Cotton Famine' and was sold to Hinchcliffe Hinchcliffe and Sons Ltd There were two 30HP engines and a 40HP water…
The library is on the ground floor with the concert hall behind. The former council chambers were on the first floor and the swimming baths are situated at the rear. It is grade 2 listed building built 1888-89.