Description and History of Site:-
Probably an early corn mill with cotton spinning machinery added in 1792 and rebuilt for textile use in 1794. The first mill was insured for £200 and the machinery for £600 in 1792. The second mill with contents was insured for £850 in 1804. The mill then appears to have been enlarged and in 1809 the mill, millwork and machinery were together insured for £2,100. The mill was then four storeys high.
The mill, goit and dam can still be seen. The first mill was occupied by Roger Hartley, but was then rebuilt and offered for sale in 1795. Particulars could be obtained from Mr Sidgwick or Mr Netherwood in Skipton or Messrs Hartley & Swale in Settle. Christopher Netherwood was the leading partner. In 1810 the mill was leased to Joseph Mason. When Netherwood's sons came of age they ran the mill, but in 1820 it was sold to John Dewhirst & Co of Skipton.
The mill was advertised to rent in 1848 and in 1859 the mill was leased to John Hartley for seven years. G J Serjeantson from Hanlith Hall owned the mill. Production stopped about 1900
Further Reading and References:-Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton: the Yorkshire cotton industry, 1780-1835. Carnegie, 1997.
Ingle, G. Yorkshire Dales textile mills: a history of all the textile mills in the Yorkshire Dales from 1784 to the present day. Royd Press, 2009.
Malhamdale Local History Group http://www.kirkbymalham.info/
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Key Words :- Textile Mill
Viewing the Site :- From footpath
Address :- Kirkby Malham, North Yorkshire, BD23 4BN
Grid Ref :- SD 89910 61660
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.050800 , Long -2.155604
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1792 -
Record Date :- 14 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle
Grid Ref :- SD 89910 61660
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.050800 , Long -2.155604
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1792 -
Record Date :- 14 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle