The Mill stood at the bottom of Haley Hill, at the junction with Mill
Street.
On 5th February 1919, the Mayor Howard Clay unveiled the Hanson's Mill Memorial in memory of those employees of William Hanson & Company who left the firm for military service.
The mills were later known as Holroyd's Mill.
The mills were badly damaged by fire in December 2003.
In November 2007, a proposal was announced to build a supermarket on
the site
In September 1897, they bought the Elephant & Castle, Hawksclough at auction for £3,525.
In 1914, the Company owned the Blue Ball, Norland.
In 1910, Naylor sold his brewery business to James Alderson & Company Limited.
The business later merged with Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited
In
20th December 1887,
3 gas explosions at the works caused some damage to property.
See
William Carr,
Halifax Gas Works Offices,
Halifax Improvements Acts [1872],
Halifax Tar Works,
Thomas Holgate,
Marsh Quarries, Southowram,
Skircoat Road, Halifax and
Stevenson & Utley
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Dated ESS 1640 – possibly for Edward Sutcliffe.
A mill, powered by Hand Carr Clough, is recorded on the
south side of the Calder [1758].
There was a water wheel race with 2 wheels – an upper and a lower
wheel – in a separate building.
Woollen spinning began here about 1795, when
were here.
It was later a worsted spinning mill [1800s].
It was later converted into 2 dwellings – Hand Carr Farm
Built in 1788 as a wool scribbling mill.
It was a 3-storey mill measuring 44 ft by 34 ft.
The waterwheel measured 30 ft by 4 ft.
The mill burned down in
1865,
and the present smaller building was erected by Thomas Wolstenholme & Company.
The machinery was taken out in 1897, and the mill was sold to the
Sowerby Bridge United Clubs Brewery Company Limited.
In 1924, it became the Ripponden Free Brewery Company Limited.
When the company was dissolved in the 1920s, the mill lay empty.
When the Ryburn reservoir was constructed, Wakefield Corporation
bought the mill and converted it into a hostel for their workmen.
It accommodated about 75 men.
The hostel closed in June 1932.
On
7th December 1887,
a fire caused around £400 damage at the works
A weaving shed was added [1871].
As it was being constructed, the chimney of the new mill was
shattered by lightning on
18th May 1869.
On 1st January 1912, a new clock was placed in the tower of the mill.
Demolished in 19??
See
Hanson Lane Cotton Mill World War I Memorial
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A popular name for Haley Hill Mills, Halifax.
See
Hanson's Mill Memorial, Halifax
It was constructed of red Accrington brick, designed
by Abraham Stott, and stood on a site opposite Centre Vale Park.
Stott's design was similar to that used in Lancashire mills, and
utilised rolled steel columns and reinforced concrete, and was
unpopular when it was first proposed.
Construction, on what was Holme Meadow, started when the first sod
was cut on 1st June 1907.
The mill was to contain around 84,000 spindles.
The final cost of the mill was £218,285.
There were financial and board-room problems and the mill finally
opened in August 1912.
A second identical mill was proposed, but never built.
There was the logo of a white hare on the mill chimney.
There were claims of fraud in the Hare Spinning Company and the
company was wound up in 1914.
The mill was bought by William Hopwood for £131,450.
He sold it to the newly-formed Mons Mill Company Limited and the
mill was renamed Mons Mill.
There was a later company Mons Mill (1919) Limited which took
over the mill in 1919.
In 1968, the company added a completely new purpose-built factory
Closed in 1933
The pit closed around 1928
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James Maude built a mill here.
See
Mixenden Mills
It was later known as Beehive Works
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John Garnett and
Walter Garnett
The mills were damaged by fire on
7th December 1913.
It has recently [2003] been converted to flats
Electricity was brought to Crimsworth Dean for the first time in
1958
This was originally the mediæval manorial corn mill for the Manor of Wadsworth.
It was built on Hebden Water about 1314 by Sir John de
Thornhill.
It is one of the oldest buildings in Hebden Bridge.
About 1760, it was converted to a textile mill.
Around 1820, it was converted to steam-power and the mill
chimney – now listed – is still a landmark
In the 1970s, it was in danger of demolition.
It is now shops.
The waterwheel – 3½ ton and 14 ft in diameter – was used
until the 1950s, and has been restored by the present owner.
See
Nutclough Estate
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It has been suggested that the 2 mills were originally a single corn
mill.
In the 1840s, the mill was used for worsted spinning.
It burned down on
5th September 1856.
It was never rebuilt.
Cottages were built on the site
Question:
Does anyone know the name or anything more of this Mill?
See
Hope Packing Case Works, Halifax
Built 1815.
The chimney is dated 1844.
See
Low Lumb Mill
Several accidents were recorded here in the 19th century
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Quarries
The building stood opposite Hipperholme Grammar School.
It is now a pottery store, Hipperpottery.
Lee's Buildings were built for the workers at the
tannery
Tanning is reported on here from the mid / late 1700s.
In 1822, Robert Taylor had open tan pits there with a horse
gin grinding the tree bark needed for the tanning process.
In 1867 James Lee bought Tan House Croft and built the Tannery
building.
They employed 60 workers [1894].
The Lee family ran the business until 1903 when they sold the tannery
to Brookes and moved their operations to Denholmegate Road.
The building was later put to various uses and by late 1980s it
became a camping centre, selling tents and equipment.
In 1990, it burned down.
The present building was erected in 1992/3
It was a 2-storey/3-storey mill measuring 36 ft by 108 ft.
In
February 1833
a young worker at the mill was badly injured at the mill.
The mill fell into disuse.
It was destroyed by fire On
1st February 1918.
Oak Hill, Todmorden stands on the site
Question:
The dates for the various Hoyle occupancies do not fit in with the
individuals' dates.
Any help in resolving these – and the various Elkanahs – would
be appreciated
The mill was demolished and Ripponden Commercial Mills built on the
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Consult
Richard T. Titley
115 Pellon Lane, Halifax
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