Description and History of Site:-
Water powered cotton mill with steam engine added.
In 1833 the mill had a 14 hp steam engine and a 14 hp water wheel. In 1833 W & L Dewhirst & Co said that the mill was built or applied to cotton spinning in 1793. Firms at the mill may have been Mathewsons in 1811, then James Kershaw, but from 1822 or earlier William Dewhirst occupied this mill. Marked as 'Disused' by 1908.
Further Reading and References:-G. Ingle, Yorkshire Cotton, Carnegie, 1997, p. 148
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Key Words :- textile mill cotton woollen
Viewing the Site :- Visible from Shay Lane
Address :- Shay Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6RS
Grid Ref :- SE 08249 27861
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.747059 , Long -1.876396
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1793 -
Record Date :- 8 June 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle
Grid Ref :- SE 08249 27861
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.747059 , Long -1.876396
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1793 -
Record Date :- 8 June 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle