From 1859, this was a woollen mill owned by the Hoyle family.
In June 1868, a large part of the floor of a storage room fell
through, 40 tons of goods and materials falling on to the rooms below.
In 1907 it was a cotton mill.
In 1918, it was taken over by a Lancashire company.
In 1921, the mill was bought by the Dunlop Rubber Company
Limited.
They moved to Rochdale in 1932.
The mill was disused until 1939, when it was taken over by Cape
Insulation Limited, asbestos processors.
In 1970, Cape moved to Westmorland.
The building was badly damaged by fire on
17th February 1976.
Because of dereliction and the health problems posed by asbestos,
the mill was sealed off and demolished in 1979.
The Automobilia Transport Museum was established in the former mill
canteen.
The site has been landscaped.
In March 2010, permission to built a house on the land was refused.
In May 2009, planning permission was granted to demolish the mill and
build homes on the site.
In March 2009, the demolition men were in action on the site
Closed in 19??.
There was a fatal explosion here On
30th May 1833,
and a fire in
1842
(Possibly) built by Josiah Aked [around 1860].
See
F. Crossley
Around 1875, Gauxholme Picker Works were built on the site.
See
Abraham Crossley
Closed after World War I
The business was at 22 Southgate, Halifax [1943] when they
advertised their
Aka Albert Boiler Works.
In 1911, Hartley & Sugden were served with a notice to abate
the nuisance arising from the discharge of black smoke from the
chimney at the works
In September 1890, John Cheetham & Son bought the mill for
£400
In the fire of
7th June 1860,
the mill – then owned by Luke Crossley and referred to
as Crossley's Mill – burned to the ground and was described as
After it burned down, Smithies rebuilt the mill.
The new 6-storey mill was lit by electricity.
This is the mill where Saddleworth Road gets very narrow and joins
Elland Bridge.
Part of the mill buildings were demolished when Smithies closed
down in the 1970s
Recorded in 1874.
Bought by Webster's in 1877
It was occupied by J. Brearley & Sons, boot manufacturers.
The building became run-down in the 1970s.
It was restored in 1990, and became Casa Arredamenti, furniture
store
The maltings were designed Thomas William Helliwell [1876].
There was a 7-storey brewing tower and a 3-storey fermenting room
[1886].
Recorded in 1907
The mill stands alongside Halifax Railway Station.
They were built by Robert Crossley and were used for the
manufacture of carpets.
Joah Bates invested money in the mill.
This was lost when the mill burned down in
1791,
nearly ruining him.
A fire damaged the mill on
30th April 1868.
Owners and tenants have included
Question:
Can anyone confirm that Albion Mill was actually the Mill on Bailey
Hall Road, which was occupied by Crossley's and Rigge &
Hatton and damaged by fire in 1868?
Newspaper reports said that the damaged mill was owned by Evan Charles Sutherland-Walker
In 1880, Henry Edmunds installed electric lighting here.
John Mackintosh & Sons Limited, moved here in 1909 following a fire
at their Queens Road site.
The Mill was demolished in ????
See
Louis John Crossley and
Lilly Lane Baths, Halifax
The chimney was blown down by a hurricane on
6th January 1839
and fell on the workshop of Lord Brothers in Canal Street.
The mill closed in 19??.
It was demolished in 199?.
In 1995, a supermarket was built on the site and a planning consent
condition was that it should be constructed using the original stone
from the mill
Aka Stubbing Holme Dye Mill.
The property was built after 1851, and before 1905.
The mill burned down on
26th October 1903,
and fireman Alexander Carmichael was killed on his way to blaze.
See
All Souls' Church, Haley Hill
Owners and tenants have included
With the Cotton Famine of the 1860s, the mill was put on the market
and auctioned at the Golden Lion Inn, and was sold to
Abraham Ormerod & Brothers.
In 1905, the mill was occupied by the Walsden Mill Company.
The mill was demolished in 19??
The works were demolished in 2010
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The mill was demolished in 2005.
See
Feathers Mill
See
Arch View, Todmorden and
Picker
See
Battinson Road Mills, Halifax,
Broad Lea Mill, Elland,
Halifax Dairies Limited,
Marshfield Mill, Elland and
Thrum Hall Rugby Ground
Between 1887 & 1956, it yielded fireclay.
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An advertisement in May 1899 announced
Quarries to Let.
Apply: W. H. Sladden, Brighouse.
Ashday Hall now undergoing repairs and can be divided for the
convenience of Lessees who wish to be on the spot.
Stabling, Laithe and other outbuildings are also at liberty
See
Ashday Wagonway
Recorded in 1896, when
(possibly) John Ainley was here
On
19th March 1867,
a stone barer at the quarries, received serious head injuries by a
fall of earth and was taken to Halifax Infirmary where he died 20
minutes later
In
20th April 1903,
the mills were damaged by fire.
In
1937,
the mill was badly damaged by fire
On
30th January 1875,
there was a boiler explosed at the works
See
Black Swan, Brighouse and
Tipp Inn, Brighouse
5-storey mill – 120 ft long and 60 ft wide.
13 windows (50 yards) long, 8 windows (20 yards) wide
Built in 1862 for Thomas Blackburn.
It was designed by Edward Bull.
James Dyson was involved in the construction.
It stood alongside the canal on Atlas Mill Road, Brighouse.
It was damaged by fire on
21st February 1873.
In another fire on
21st December 1898,
James Arthur Nuttall died from injuries suffered whilst trying to
rescue people from the fire.
Other people who were mentioned in reports of the fire included
The Mayor of Brighouse opened a subscription list
for the sufferers.
The fire stimulated much discussion about health and safety
conditions in the mills, and measures for dealing with fires.
The Empire Theatre opened on the site
Built by Samuel Dyson in 1885.
Electric light was installed at the Works and at Dyson's home nearby.
The mill was destroyed by fire on
5th July 1924
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21 yards long by 16 wide, and 5 storeys high.
The bottom room was used as a blue dyehouse, being stocked with vats
worth nearly //1,000.
The other 4 rooms were filled with tumming machines, dules,
powerlooms &c with a very fair stock of wool and shoddy
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