An auction notice in 1856 says that the brewery used
In 1877, with partners
J. Hollinrake
and
E. Hollinrake,
trading as
J. V. E. Hollinrake, the business went into liquidation.
In 1902, Richard Roberts was here
It later became the Red Cross Brewery, Rastrick,
In 1964, the brewery was taken over by Joshua Tetley & Sons of
Leeds.
With various takeovers and mergers, the business has been controlled
by a range of companies, including
Allied Breweries Limited,
Carlsberg-Tetley,
White Rose Inns of Leeds,
Pubmaster of Hartlepool,
and
Punch Taverns.
Production at the brewery ended in 1967.
The premises were finally demolished in 1968.
The brewery and stables were situated on the present site of the head
office of the Halifax PLC.
See
Gilbert Brook
It was lower down Ramsden Clough and known as the bottom
shop to distinguish it from the Spring Mill – the
top shop.
A group of 11 cottages were built for the workers.
Closed in 2001
In 1562, local tenants were granted permission to take their corn to
local mills – at Coley Mill, Ox Heys Mill and Shibden Mill – instead of the Rastrick Mill as the Lord of the Manor of Brighouse required.
Owners and tenants have included
Thomas Richard Sutcliffe [1861].
See
Daisy Croft,
Simon of the Dene,
Robert Eland,
Miln Cliff, Brighouse and
Alice de Radcliffe
See
Quarries and
Law Hill Quarry, Southowram
On
16th October 1947,
there was an avalanche of peat from the moors here
Recorded in 1905
at Keighley Road when it was owned by Halifax Corporation
There was a toll booth near the mill for the Stainland to Sowerby Bridge Turnpike
Formerly the Railway Brewery
The brewery was bought by Webster's [1890].
It closed in 1902.
The Brewery is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
It is now a private house
Samuel Wilkinson was involved in the construction of new
offices at the Mill [1902].
The mill was damaged by fire on
7th November 1872.
The mill was demolished in 19??.
See
Joseph Kirby and
Wharf Mill, Sowerby Bridge
Ridge Place, Burnley Road.
Water-powered cotton mill built in the early 1790s by Anthony Crossley of Todmorden Hall.
He rented the mill to John Buckley [1794].
The mill was fed by a reservoir – known as Buckley's Dam – built at
Hall Ings between Todmorden Hall and Dawson Weir.
In 1811, the mill operated 2880 spindles.
The mill was demolished in the 1930s for road-widening, and the
Abraham Ormerod Clinic was built on the site.
The mill chimney was taken down in 1932.
In the 1860s, 24,000 tons of stone from the quarries was used to
build Halifax Town Hall.
The Brewery is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
This may be a mill mentioned in 1429, and is probably the oldest mill
in the Ryburn Valley.
It was mentioned explicitly in 1624.
In 1782, it was a fulling mill.
Around 1800, it was a 4-storey mill measuring 83 ft by 44 ft, and had
two 16 ft waterwheels.
In 18??, a building – now houses – was erected.
This caused much local concern as it blocked access to th Ryburn.
The mill burned down in
1858,
1876,
and in
1980.
The dam was drained.
The land is now a recreation ground.
In 1836, the Wheelwrights built a textile mill.
The mills have been converted into apartments and are known as
Rishworth Palace!
Stands next to Rishworth Mills.
It had a waterwheel 57½ ft in diameter
It has been converted into apartments
Riverside House was the mill-house and was demolished in
the 1910s in order to expand the mill.
The mill was vacated in September 1975 and demolished for the
construction of the Elland Bypass
See
Little John Mill
Part of the works burned down in the late 1950s.
See
Ramsden Camm
See
Robinwood Brewers & Vintners
The site of the old pond and the aqueduct which fed the overshot waterwheel can be seen at the back of the mill.
Workers' housing was built in nearby Robinwood Terrace.
A school for the workers' children was held at nearby Arch View.
In 1887, work stopped at the mill for several months whilst a broken
engine was repaired.
Work resumed in January 1888.
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
Part of the mill was destroyed by fire on
6th February 1992.
Stephen Walker, a director of furniture-maker Index Isle
Limited – one of the tenants of the mill – and another man were
convicted of plotting to claim £5,000,000 insurance.
Walker fled the country before he was sentenced.
The mill is now [2004] occupied by a furniture manufacturing business.
See
Thomas Wrigley
It was demolished about 1890.
Owners and tenants have included
The mill was built on land taken from Rosemary Park.
Owners and tenants have included
There was a serious fire at the works on
31st January 1923.
During 1987/1988, the machinery was transferred to the Bulmer & Lumb premises at Buttershaw.
Demolished in 1988.
Houses were built on the site.
See
The beck that runs through Rastrick,
Samuel Fryer,
Rosemary Mills Fire Brigade and
Walshaw & Drake Memorial
The site is now an industrial estate.
See
Rosemount Iron Works Memorial
In 1940, Jesse Robinson & Son Limited offered use of the basement
at the mills as an air-raid shelter outside working hours
[5:30 pm to 7:30 am].
On
10th March 1956,
fire severely damaged the mill.
In
1997,
fire destroyed the mill
The mill burned down in
1897
One of the Mount Tabor Quarries.
It was built around 1790 by John Learoyd.
There was a house which was a part of the mill.
Many of the mill-owners lived at the house.
In August 1843, Small Lees Mill, Cliffe Cottage,
and Ryburn House – occupied by the late John Holroyd – were amongst property advertised for sale
A new larger mill was built nearby in 1916.
This was demolished in 1988.
The mill later became a private residence, Ryburn House.
The property was demolished in 19?? and houses built on the land.
The road to the houses was named Meadowcroft Lane after the family
In 1894, the Whiteleys sold the Mill to the Ryburn Mill Company Limited
Owners and tenants of the works have included
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