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Title: Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00414
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Title
Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00414
Description
Postcard date stamped December 1929. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an ‘entertainment emporium’ circa 1900 to cater for the thousands of visitors who came to the Crags at holiday periods.
The Mill fell into disuse in the second half of the 20th century but along with Hardcastle Crags it is now owned by the National Trust and today the mill is a Visitor Centre with a café.
The Mill fell into disuse in the second half of the 20th century but along with Hardcastle Crags it is now owned by the National Trust and today the mill is a Visitor Centre with a café.
Creator
G. H. Hodgson
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Rights
PHDA - William Henwood Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
WMH00414.tif
Collection
Citation
G. H. Hodgson, “Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00414,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/33754.
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