Description and History of Site:-
Early cotton spinning mill built in 1783 and changed to worsted spinning by 1822. Built by Joseph Smith, but soon taken by a partnership between his son-in-lawDavid Illingworth, a draper in Keighley, his brother William Illingworth and William Marriner. The partners moved to Grove Mill in Keighley in 1795 when Joseph Driver, who occupied part of the mill from at least 1788 took over the whole of Castle Mill. Driver was also a partner at Askrigg Cotton Mill in Wensleydale.
In 1801 Driver insured the mill and contents for £1,350, but in 1805 he was bankrupt and the mill and machinery were for sale.
Castle Mill was taken by William Wilkinson who was running twelve frames with 52 spindles each in 1811. It was changed over to worsted spinning before 1822. Derelict in 2017.

Further Reading and References:-
Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton : the Yorkshire cotton industry, 1780-1835. Carnegie, 1997.
Hodgson, J. Textile manufacture, and other industries, in Keighley. A. Hey, 1879.

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Key Words :- textiles mill cotton spinning worsted

Address :- Becks Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 6BF
Grid Ref :- SE 05175 40916
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.864436 , Long -1.922793
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- 1783 -
Record Date :- 5 July 2017

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