Description and History of Site:-
A cotton mill was built on the site of an earlier corn mill. In 1811 the mill held ten mules with 240 spindles each. The interesting feature was the tower built about 1830 to house three water wheels vertically above each other. Together they produced about 51 hp.Occupied by the Fielden family from 1794 until 1926.
Further Reading and References:-
G. R. Binns , Water Wheels in the Upper Calder Valley, Trans. Halifax Antiquarian Society, 1972, pp. 67,74-76.
M. and F. Heywood and B. Jennings, A History of Todmorden, Smith Settle, 1996, pp.118,115.
Brian R. Law, Fieldens of Todmorden: A Nineteenth Century Business Dynasty, George Kelsall, Littleborough.1995.
G. Ingle, Yorkshire Cotton, Carnegie Publishing, 1997.
Several web sites.
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Key Words :- textile mill
Viewing the Site :- The waterwheel tower is visible from Lumbutts Road
Address :- Lumbutts Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 6JD
Grid Ref :- SD 95656 23431
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.707286 , Long -2.067285
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1229779,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1794 -
Contributor :- George Ingle - 4 October 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle
Grid Ref :- SD 95656 23431
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.707286 , Long -2.067285
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1229779,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1794 -
Contributor :- George Ingle - 4 October 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © George Ingle