Key Words :- textiles mill worsted

Viewing the Site :- From the street

Address :- Well Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1SG
Grid Ref :- SE 09706 25381
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.724744 , Long -1.85438
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1376800,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- c1836 -

Description and History of Site:-
Now warehouse shop -"Stone Dam Furniture". Five storeys thin coursed sandstone with stone slate roof.
Built as a steam powered worsted mill for William Huntriss around 1836, extended in 1855. Said to be the first textile mill in Halifax

Further Reading and References:-
Giles, C and Goodall, I H. Yorkshire textile mills: the buildings of the Yorkshire textile industry 1770-1930. HMSO, 1992.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/m408_s.html

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