Description and History of Site:-
Cotton weaving shed, renamed 'Watershed Mill' in the 1990's and now(2017) in use for a variety of office and retail activities including a 'Scottish Woollen' outlet.


Built in 1840, adjacent to the River Ribble, as additional weaving capacity for Langcliffe Mill and initially to re-use the water flowing from that mill. Enlarged in the late C19th and early C20th. The original water wheel was replaced with water turbines and steam power. Closed in 1950. After the mill business closed down the weaving shed was taken over by agricultural feed merchants as a storage and distribution depot for many years. It then lay idle until being taken on by Edinburgh Woollen Mill as a retail outlet.

Further Reading and References:-
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.

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Key Words :- water steam textile cotton weaving mill retail

Viewing the Site :- Retail outlet open to public

Address :- Langcliffe Road, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9LR
Grid Ref :- SD 81877 64354
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.074791 , Long -2.278459
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1840 -
Record Date :- 12 November 2017

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