JUMBLE HOLE MILL
Lower Underbank Mill/Underbank Dyeworks
Jumble Hole Clough
Hebden Bridge
Map Ref. SD968264
an old postcard of the mill
Known occupiers
1794
HORSFALL Richard
1805
RAWDEN Christopher, James & Co.
1815-1822
ASHWORTH George.
1820
GLEDHILL Joseph
1822-1830
SUTCLIFFE William
1837-1849
HODGSON James, Joseph & John
1850-1854
PLATT Joseph
1860-1861
HODGSON Joseph
1866
KEARNEY Thomas
1867-1908
STEAD Edward
1875
FIELDEN Bros. (Possibly Eli Fielden and brothers)
Notes
Jumble Hole Mill was used as a cotton and worsted spinning mill, a corn mill, and a dye works. The mill is still standing and is now private housing and workshops. There is more information at http://www.charlestownhistory.org.uk/
Additional information
researched, recorded and referenced by Mrs Sheila Wade
Hebden Bridge WEA Local History Group
1794
Richard Horsfall, owner and occupier of Underbank Mill, cotton carder, supported the bill for the Rochdale Canal.
Stansfield Township map 1805
Factory marked on the site of Jumble Hole mill, but not named.
Valuation of Stansfield Township 1805
Number on plan 11.
Lower Mill with waterfall, 8 perches, annual value £51, owned and occupied by Christopher Rawdon.
List of properties owned by Christopher Rawdon, 1815
Jumble Hole Mill and 4 cottages occupied by George Ashworth
Stansfield Township map 1816
Mill on site of Jumble Hole Mill shown but not named. On land owned by Christopher Rawdon.
Leeds Mercury 23rd January 1819
To let, water mill. Apply Christopher and James Rawdon & Co. Underbank, near Hebden Bridge; near road from Hebden Bridge (2 miles) to Todmorden (3 miles). 5 storeys high; 16 yards by 14 yards; 60 foot fall.
Leeds Mercury 6th May 1820
Auction 17th May. Lease (upwards of 34 years unexpired) of corn mill, good new erected drying kiln, dwelling house, 2 cottages adjoining etc. at Jumble Hole, near Underbank, Stansfield. Also 2 pairs of French stones, 2 pairs of grey, dressing machine, malt rollers, bean splitters etc; nearly new and in good repair. Mill 16 yards by 9 yards, 4 storeys, fall of water 48 feet, 3 miles from Todmorden, 9 miles from Halifax, and near canal. Apply Joseph Gledhill on the premises.
Christopher Rawdon’s will 1822
List of properties includes Jumble Hole Mill, occupied by George Ashworth.
Baines 1824-25
William Sutcliffe, Underbank Mill, corn miller and flour dealer
Pigot 1828-29
William Sutcliffe, Underbank Mill, corn dealers and millers
The Halifax Commercial Chronicle 15th August 1829
Assizes:
Crowther v. Sutcliffe
The plaintiff is the owner of some vessels that work upon the Rochdale Canal, and the defendant the proprietor of a mill at Jumble Hole, near Hebden-bridge. The action was brought to recover a disputed balance, of £3.15s. for the carriage of some corn from Liverpool. It was eventually agreed by the Counsel on both sides, that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff, for the sum of 14s.6d and for the defendant upon the pleas of tender.
Parson and White 1830
William Sutcliffe, Underbank Mill, corn dealers and millers
White 1837
James Hodgson, Underbank, cotton spinner
Census 1841
James Hodgson, Jumble Hole, aged 30, cotton spinner & manufacturer.
John Hodgson, Bankside, aged 35, manufacturer.
Joseph Hodgson, Mutterhole, aged 25, manufacturer.
Pigot 1841-42
James Hodgson, Jumble Hole, cotton spinner & manufacturer.
James Hodgson, Jumble Hole, dyer
Walker 1845
James & Joseph Hodgson, Lower Underbank Mill, worsted and cotton manufacturers.
James & Joseph Hodgson, Lower Underbank Mill, dyers and finishers.
http://www.charlestownhistory.org.uk/
White 1847
James, Joseph and John Hodgson, Underbank, cotton spinners & manufacturers.
James, Joseph and John Hodgson, Underbank, dyers and finishers
Halifax Guardian 24th March 1849
James Hodgson and Joseph Hodgson, Underbank, near Hebden Bridge, cotton spinners & manufacturers, and dyers – bankrupt.
Halifax Guardian 7th April 1849
Sale by auction; cotton machinery – pair of twisting jennies 500 spindles; one the same with 180 spindles; 1 pair mules 1,000 spindles; 1 pair mules 420 spindles; 67 pairs of powerlooms for cotton or worsted; steam boiler 6hp; drying machine; raising machine; 2 double cropping machines; 1 single cropping machine; 2 dressing machines; 1 circular raising machine; shafting; dyeing utensils; dye wares; raw cotton; pieces in looms etc;
Halifax Guardian 27th July 1850
To be sold on 4th September 1850, the estates of Christopher and James Rawdon, including: Jumble Hole Mill; 10 hp engine; 35hp boiler; 60 feet fall; occupied by Benjamin Platt.
Census 1851
Joseph Platt, Solomon’s Temple, aged 38, cotton spinner & fustian manufacturer, and farmer
Halifax Guardian 4th October 1851
To be sold by private contract, property of Christopher and James Rawdon, including Jumble Hole Mill.
1st July 1852
Rent paid by Messrs. Platt of Spa Hole Mill to Christopher and James Rawdon of Liverpool; includes £25 for the use of Jumble Hole Mill.
Stansfield Rates Book 1854
Occupied by Joseph Platt; owned by Thomas Fielden; Jumble Hole; dyehouse; rateable value £33.
Stansfield Rates Book 1860
Owned and occupied by Joseph Hodgson; Jumble Hole; dyehouse; rateable value £35.16s.0d; house etc; rateable value £9.11s.0d.
Kelly 1861
Joseph Hodgson, Jumble Hole, fustian dyer.
Census 1861
Joseph Hodgson, Jumble Hole, aged 46, dyer.
White 1866
Edward Stead, Hebden Bridge, dyer and finisher.
Edward Stead letter head
Factory Act prosecutions 30th August 1866
Thomas Kearney, fustian cutter of Jumble Hole, Stansfield
Case heard before Capt. Sutcliffe, Abraham Ormerod, Geo. Hinchcliffe and Joshua Fielden at Todmorden
Having employed two young persons after 6 o’clock p.m.
Penalty £1.0s.0d – Costs 11s.8d
One case was withdrawn on payment of costs.
Stansfield Rates Book 1867-69
Occupied by Edward Stead; owner Lacy Bros; Jumble Hole; dyeworks; rateable value £55.0s.6d.
Stansfield Rates Book 1870
Occupied by Edward Stead; owner John Lacy; Jumble Hole; dyeworks; rateable value £55.0s.6d.
Kelly 1871
Edward Stead, Jumble Hole, dyer & finisher
Census 1871
Edward Stead, Jumble Hole, aged 63, dyer and finisher
William Stead, Jumble Hole, aged 34, dyer and finisher
John Stead, Jumble Hole, aged 26, dyer and finisher.
Stansfield Rates Book 1871-1890
Occupied by Stead Bros; owned by John Lacy; Jumble Hole; dyeworks; rateable value £55.0s.6d.
1871 – new room, office etc; £6.
1873 – additions to dyehouse; £5.1s.0d.
1876 – additions to dyeworks; £6.10s.0d.
1880 – and onwards, rateable value £97.
Slater 1875
Edward Stead, Underbank, Hebden Bridge, dyer & finisher
Fielden Bros, Jumble Hole, Hebden Bridge, cotton spinners & manufacturers
Kelly 1877
Edward Stead, Underbank, Hebden Bridge, dyer & finisher
Slater 1887
Edward Stead, Underbank, Hebden Bridge, dyer & finisher.
Kelly 1893
John Stead, Jumble Hole, dyer and finisher.
Views and Reviews 1896
Edward Stead, cotton and fustian dyer and finisher, Eastwood. Premises cover nearly 1 acre. 5 minutes walk from Eastwood Station.
Kelly 1897
Edward Stead, Jumble Hole, dyer and finisher
Todmorden & Hebden Bridge Almanac 11th Aug 1899
Shortly after 5-00 this afternoon an outbreak of fire, most disastrous in it's effects, occurred at Jumble Hole dyeworks, occupied by Edward Stead & Sons, dyers and finishers. Only the bare walls of the works remained in about an hour from the time of the outbreak. Damage about £6000.
after the fire
Kelly 1908
Edward Stead, Jumble Hole, dyer and finisher. |