Description and History of Site:-
Giles & Goodall wrote: "First cotton-spinning mill built in Yorkshire, begun as speculation by Thomas Ramsden of Halifax and completed in 1780 by Claytons and Walshman who in 1783-4 also built Langcliffe Mill, Langcliffe, near Settle. Four-storeyed sixteen-bay water-powered mill, by 1788 with adjoining warehouse and steam engine to pump water back into dam. Extensive sheds and warehouses added after site taken for worsted manufacture c1840 by John Craven. Partly demolished." A small part of the mill still extant (2019).
Further Reading and References:-Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 Colum Giles and Ian H Goodall 1992 London HMSO.
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Key Words :- textile mill
Address :- Low Mill Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 5JG
Grid Ref :- SE 0660 4120
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.866973 , Long -1.901119
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1313920,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1780 -
Record Date :- 3 August 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database
Grid Ref :- SE 0660 4120
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.866973 , Long -1.901119
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1313920,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1780 -
Record Date :- 3 August 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database