Description and History of Site:-
Monumental brick building with large areas of glazing. Buildings at the back with saw outline roofs like weaving sheds. Stone dressings. 'D.L.&CO 1906' on gable. Principally known as manufacturers of wrought iron pulleys. The company was operating in Birstall by 1900, probably on the same site as the works of 1906. Known to be still advertising their products in 1968, the company had probably stopped manufacturing by 1973.
Further Reading and References:-YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
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Key Words :- belts pulleys steel wheels
Address :- Raikes Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9LW
Grid Ref :- SE 22900 27100
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.739785 , Long -1.654296
Local Authority :- Kirklees 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 :- c1885 -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- SE 22900 27100
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.739785 , Long -1.654296
Local Authority :- Kirklees 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 :- c1885 -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive