Description and History of Site:-
Giles & Goodall wrote: "Steam-powered flax-spinning mill built by Benyons and Bage in 1802-3, the multi-storeyed mill and contemporary warehouse and hand-heckling block being the first fireproof textile mill buildings in Yorkshire. Integration achieved by addition of weaving shops for handlooms in 1804-5. Later additions included gas plant of c1815. Demolished."
Still marked as Benyon's Mill (Flax) on the OS 6" map of 1846, the site had been redeveloped (or possibly completely rebuilt) as Holbeck Mills (Woollen) by 1889. The whole area now (2019) redeveloped to mixed commercial and residential.
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 :- Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 2990 3256
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.788505 , Long -1.547647
Local Authority :- Leeds 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 :- 1802 -
Contributor :- IHS Database - 3 August 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database
Grid Ref :- SE 2990 3256
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.788505 , Long -1.547647
Local Authority :- Leeds 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 :- 1802 -
Contributor :- IHS Database - 3 August 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database