Description and History of Site:-
Site now cleared, awaiting redevelopment. The 1895 OS mapping marks the site as a 'Stone Saw Mills', presumably associated with the older sandstone quarries to the north and east. The buildings were disused in 1906 when they were taken over by Israel Newton & Sons, boilermakers. Renamed as Summerley Boiler Works, boilermaking continued at the site until 2011 when the company was acquired and operations moved to the Milton Works in Chapel-en-le-Frith.

By the time the Summerley Works closed, Israel Newton & Sons were one of the very few remaining traditional boilermakers in the UK, specialising in heritage boilerwork using rivetted hot-pressed steel plates. The works were visited in c2004 by the late Fred Dibnah MBE as part of the 'Made in Britain' series. The relevant segment, from 20:40 onwards, was available on:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MgAUCbkZjA&ab_channel=Haddy75 .

The works stood derelict in 2015 and have now been demolished with the site cleared by 2016.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Israel_Newton_and_Sons

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Key Words :- steam engine boilermaker

Address :- All Alone Road, Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 8TT
Grid Ref :- SE 1689 3709
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.829801 , Long -1.744868
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1906 - 2011
Record Date :- 28 January 2021

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