Description and History of Site:-
The mill and machinery were insured for £2,000 in November 1792.
In 1815 the four-storey mill was for sale and measured 20 yards by 9 yards. Included in the sale were ten cottages, a house, a stable and land.
In 1842 the mill was said to be five storeys, probably including an attic.
In the 1930s the top two floors of the mill were removed and it is now (2017) a private house. The original corn mill was advertised for sale in 1785 and was taken in 1791 when Thomas Parker started building this mill. He had been a publican in Keighley, married the daughter of Betty Hudson, the owner of Damside Mill in Keighley and now set out as a cotton spinner and manufacturer. Parker was bankrupt in 1815. James Cliffe then took the mill until 1842 when his cotton spinning machinery was for sale which included 12 throstles and a pair of mules.
The mill was then taken by Richard Brennand and finally advertised in 1875 as being suitable for doublers, spinners and manufacturers. It was probably not used for textile production after that date.

Further Reading and References:-
Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton. Carnegie, 1997.
Ingle, G. Yorkshire Dales textile mills; a history of all the textile mills in the Yorkshire Dales from 1784 until the present day. Royd Press, 2009.

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Key Words :- textile mill water cotton spinning corn

Viewing the Site :- Visible from road

Address :- Arncliffe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5QE
Grid Ref :- SD 92994 71876
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.142668 , Long -2.108741
Local Authority :- North Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1132207,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1792 - 1875?
Record Date :- 1 August 2017

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