Description and History of Site:-
Kelly's 1881 West Riding Directory lists the occupiers of Engine Bridge Mills as: Frederick Eastwood and Co, worsted manufacturers, William Wood and Co, angola [sic] yarn spinners, and Jesse Clegg and Co, woollen manufacturers.
The Eldon Combing Company Limited was incorporated in 1922, and it was probably around that time that the Engine Bridge Mills was remodelled. The distinctive rounded northern corner appears on the OS 25" map of 1930, but not on that of 1913. Otherwise the outline of the mill, and the location of chimney and engine house are so similar as to strongly suggest that the main body of the mill was unchanged. The mill was still standing, and apparently in use in 1973, but had been demolished by the 1980s.

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Key Words :- textiles wool combing worsted spinning

Address :- Colne Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3ER
Grid Ref :- SE 1429 1597
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.640053 , Long -1.785338
Local Authority :- Kirklees 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 :- 1922 -
Record Date :- 20 March 2018

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