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Description and History of Site:-

In 1792 Jeremiah Taylor and Robert Parkinson built this four storey cotton mill which replaced an earlier corn mill. In 1795 the mill measured 60 feet by 36 feet and was powered with a 30ft X 4ft water wheel. The spinning machinery then consisted of 10 cotton frames, a further 2 which were unfinished and 4 flax spinning frames.Taylor & Parkinson were bankrupt in1795 and the mill was bought by Robert Barrow, a mule-spinner from Westhouse Mill which he insured in 1797 for £1,000. The Burrow family continued at this mill until at least 1835.

Further Reading and References:-

Ingle, G. Yorkshire cotton. Carnegie, 1997.
Aspin, C. The water spinners. Helmshore Local History Society, 2003.
Johnson, D. and Hudson, P. 2002. 'An introduction to Wharfe Mills, Austwick' Yorkshire History Quarterly 8 (2), pp. 12-21.

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Key Words :- water textile mill cotton spinning flax

Address :- Wharfe, Austwick, North Yorkshire, LA2 8DH
Grid Ref :- SD 779 694
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.119984 , Long -2.339607
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1792 -
Contributor :- George Ingle - 19 September 2017

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