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NAME: BOTTOMS MILL

LOCATION: Burnlee

REF: HU 8

GRID REF: 132 075

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Fully used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid 19C/20C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A large industrial site in the…

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NAME: BOTTOMS MILL

LOCATION: Burnlee

REF: HU 8

GRID REF: 132 075

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Fully used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid 19C/20C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A large industrial site in the…

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Callis Mill and dam looking down the valley. The mill was partially demolished in the 1970s. For further information see: www.hebdenbridgehistory.org.uk/charlestown/mills.

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Postcard dated 1925. Message reads: Dear mother, We're all well and having a nice holiday. We are sat in the field and Alice is chanting for us. We have come to hear the Clarions but they have not started yet. We have all we could wish for in food…

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Post card dated 1958. The Scarbottom Mills can be seen in the centre of the Photo; the mill dam can be seen at the foot of the wooded slope to the right. The houses on the shoulder of the hill on the right are known collectively as Stubbings. Scout…

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Built around 1800 by Abraham Gibson, this was one of the earliest mills in the area and was water powered producing cotton cloth, until it ceased production in 1890.

In the early part of the 20th century it was an entertainment centre for visitors…

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Built around 1800 by Abraham Gibson, this was one of the earliest mills in the area and was water powered producing cotton cloth, until it ceased production in 1890.

In the early part of the 20th century it was an entertainment centre for local…

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Probably early 20th century picture, before the mill was converted for dancing and refreshments. Later photos have windows let into the roof, possibly to light the dance hall.

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Gibson Mill, or Lord Holme Mill, at the heart of the Crags. Originally a water powered Cotton mill, subsequently supplemented by steam. By the 1890s it had become an 'entertainment emporium' providing for the vast number of visitors to the Crags…

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Also known as Lord Holme Mill, it was built about 1800 to produce cloth from cotton.
The mill ceased operation in 1890, and was used as a dance hall, and roller skating rink, among other facilities. The mill was largely derelict following WWII, but…

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Undated postcard. Looking down the valley towards Hebden Bridge with Lee Mill and the mill dam, to its left is Lee Mill Road and left of that Midgehole Road. Heptonstall Church is on the skyline. Lee Mill was a former cotton mill and was demolished…

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NAME: HINCHLIFFE MILL

LOCATION: Hinchliffe Mill

REF: HU 7

GRID REF: 127 071

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Fully used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C/early 20C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Possibly a…

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NAME: HOLMBRIDGE MILL

LOCATION: Holmbridge

REF: HU 3

GRID REF: 121 067

CLASSIFICATION: B and D

CONDITION: Semi used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Early–mid 19C/early 20C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A good example of an early to mid 19C…

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NAME: JOWLER or HOLME HOUSE MILL

LOCATION: Jowler

REF: LD 5

GRID REF: 040 280

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Empty

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A three storey stone built mill with a…

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Postcard date stamped September 1910. First in a series published by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway using this photo promoting cheap fares to Hebden Bridge for trips to its surrounding beauty spots. The promotional message on the reverse…

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The wooden hut contained the large valve which controlled the flow of water in the 9” (225 mm) pipe flowing to the turbine, near Sandy Gate.

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Scarbottom Mill is in the centre of the picture.

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The mill in the centre of the picture is Redman's Scarbottom Mill. The house on the extreme left is Rose Mount, Nest Lane. The wooden buildings were part of Thornber's hatchery. There are quite a few railway wagons in the sidings.

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A sculpture trail was held in the Crags every other year from 1996 to 2005.
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