Description and History of Site:-
1805 - 4 storeys 40 yards x 11 yards. Wheel - 18ft X 18ft. Buildings still in use. Now (2018) Castlefields industrial estate.
In the south east corner of the site are the mill-masters house and attached workers cottages - listed grade II, no. 1133382. Established in 1792 as a cotton spinning mill, when it was insured for £5,000. The first partnership comprised - Johnson Atkinson Busfield, Joseph Wood, James Sidgwick and Wilmer Mackett Willett. By 1797 the mill may have been enlarged as the insurance valuation had increased to £7,000. Many partnership changes followed, but by 1817 it was being run by William Ellis. By 1891 the mill had expanded considerably and had become a worsted mill.

Further Reading and References:-
Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton : the Yorkshire cotton industry, 1780-1835. Carnegie, 1997.
Aspin, C. The water spinners. Helmshore Local History Society, 2003.
Leach, P and Pevsner, N. Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the north. The buildings of England. Yale University, 2009.

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Key Words :- textiles cotton worsted mill

Address :- Castlefields Road, Crossflatts, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2AG
Grid Ref :- SE 09949 40302
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.858848 , Long -1.850221
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1792 -
Record Date :- 10 August 2016

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