Description and History of Site:-
A small complex of stone buildings of 2 / 3 / 4 (including attic) storeys. Converted to houses before 1890. The mill, together with the machinery, utensils, a house and warehouse was insured for £200 in 1790 by William and Henry Lambert. A spinning factory was added in 1795 and in 1813 the three storey water powered mill measured 12 yards by 6 yards. The water supply was taken from the adjacent Moses Lee Clough. There was also a two storey warehouse which measured 9 yards by 5 yards. There was also another four storey spinning factory which measured 11 yards by 8 1/2 yards. In 1831 one of the spinning factories was being used partially for hand-loom weaving.
Henry Lambert was bankrupt in 1813. It is not clear who followed him, but in 1831 the mill was being run by John Smith. The buildings seem to have been used partially for spinning, but also for hand-loom weaving. Subsequently the mill was converted to houses - the OS 25" of 1894 shows the buildings but they are not recorded as a mill.

Further Reading and References:-
Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton: the Yorkshire cotton industry, 1780-1835. Carnegie, 1997.

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Key Words :- water textile mill cotton spinning weaving

Viewing the Site :- Visible from road

Address :- Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5QR
Grid Ref :- SD 87514 45886
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.908976 , Long -2.191548
Local Authority :- Pendle Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1790 -
Record Date :- 29 September 2017

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