Description and History of Site:-
Now (2019) site occupied by 'KT Hydraulics'. Originally built some time between 1850 and 1880 as a worsted spinning mill.

Gannex was founded in the 1950's by Joseph (later Lord) Kagan, and took over the mill. Particularly known for their rain-coats, using a woven woollen lining bonded to a waterproof outer layer, which for a while were very well known and highly regarded world-wide.

The UK company closed in the early 1990's, and Broad Lea Mills disused. Subsequently used by a variety of small businesses, the 9 acre site was bought by a local housing association for residential development and/or conversion in 2005, but the mill buildings were demolished around 2010 in part due to the high anticipated costs of refurbishment.

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Key Words :- textile mill raincoat Gannex

Address :- Gannex Park, Dewsbury Road , Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 9AF
Grid Ref :- SE 1132 2082
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.683717 , Long -1.830084
Local Authority :- Calderdale 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 :- before 1880 - 2010
Record Date :- 26 October 2019

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