Description and History of Site:-
Redeveloped. The modern buildings on the site are used for a mixture of activities. Marked on the OS map of 1854 as a woollen mill. Taken over by W. Blackburn & Co., worsted spinners, in 1879. By 1893, the spinning side of the business had moved to the nearby Clarence Mill, while Brook Mill was mainly concerned with preparatory activities such as wool-combing.
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Key Words :- textiles worsted spinning wool combing
Address :- Hightown Road, Cleckheaton , West Yorkshire, BD19 5JS
Grid Ref :- SE 1875 2510
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.721973 , Long -1.717333
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 :- c1850 -
Record Date :- 7 November 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 1875 2510
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.721973 , Long -1.717333
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 :- c1850 -
Record Date :- 7 November 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson