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Westfield Shed, Mytholmroyd, 1957 - HBC01057
Cornelius Giblin, Warp Twister at Greenwood Stell & Sons Ltd.
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00514
Crabtree Bros. Drying moleskins on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00513
Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00512
Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Queen Street Mill near Burnley - FJW00295
This is the last surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill.
By early 1982 the mill was only operating 440 looms and was no longer financially viable. It finally closed on 12 March 1982, and the mill was mothballed. The mill was rescued by…
By early 1982 the mill was only operating 440 looms and was no longer financially viable. It finally closed on 12 March 1982, and the mill was mothballed. The mill was rescued by…
Sewing Room, Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, c1914 - CWS00165
Sewing, hand finishing and stitching off.
Cutting Cord Pile, Nutclough Mill, Hebden Bridge, c1914. - CWS00163
Using the Netherwood Cutting Machine
Scouring & Dyeing, Nutclough Mill, c1914 - CWS00160
Scouring is taking place in the foreground, with the dyeing jigs behind.
Sewing room, Nutclough Mill, c1914 - CWS00158
This was on the top floor of the mill.
Hand Twisting at Nutclough, Hebden Bridge, c1914 - CWS00157
This is taking place in what was the dyehouse.
Weaving at Nutclough, c1914 - CWS00156
When weaving ceased this building became a Dyehouse and was later demolished.
The Old Nutclough Weaving Shed - CWS00155
This section of the mill was demolished in 1914.
Doubling at Nutclough Mill - CWS00154
This room was the first one inside the door past the boiler house, the machine is a vertical spindle bobbin winder made by Thomas Holt Ltd of Rochdale, a large maker of winding machinery. As there are two rows of spindles, it looks as though this is…
