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we visited here numerous times. july 2013
James ackroyd built this steam-powered worsted mill in 1825. This was one of the largest mills in the district. The mill was said to be fire-proof.
In 1827, Akroyd built the first Jacquard looms in Britain, and the mill was iron-framed and fitted with stone floors – the first in any British mill – to support the machinery.
The offices of the Woodside Penny Savings Bank were originally here.
The night watchman fired a blunderbuss each night to signal that he was on duty.
James Akroyd introduced power looms to his mill at Old Lane and built a large fireproof mill backing on to Old Lane. He installed the Jacquard looms for weaving damasks and other figured goods, operating the looms in locked rooms for some months until the invention leaked out.
i dont know what was there before the mill was built but the list of tenants are:
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Jonathan Akroyd [1816]
Akroyd, Garlick & Company [1818]
Jeremiah Rawson [1836]
Milford Barrett [1839]
William Henry Rawson [1870]
William H. Rawson & Company [1861, 1874]
Joseph Moxon Kirk & Sons [1890] – with one or two exceptions, this was the largest dye works in England
Old Lane Dyeworks Company Limited [1905]
Davis, Gordon & Company [1905]
Allen North & Company [1905].
the mill was damaged by fire in 1905.
the complex had another building that was dicky mints that has since burnt down and been demolished also a pub accros the road also demolished
.
the water syphon tunnel that flows underneath the mill.
James ackroyd built this steam-powered worsted mill in 1825. This was one of the largest mills in the district. The mill was said to be fire-proof.
In 1827, Akroyd built the first Jacquard looms in Britain, and the mill was iron-framed and fitted with stone floors – the first in any British mill – to support the machinery.
The offices of the Woodside Penny Savings Bank were originally here.
The night watchman fired a blunderbuss each night to signal that he was on duty.
James Akroyd introduced power looms to his mill at Old Lane and built a large fireproof mill backing on to Old Lane. He installed the Jacquard looms for weaving damasks and other figured goods, operating the looms in locked rooms for some months until the invention leaked out.
i dont know what was there before the mill was built but the list of tenants are:
Owners and tenants of the works have included
Jonathan Akroyd [1816]
Akroyd, Garlick & Company [1818]
Jeremiah Rawson [1836]
Milford Barrett [1839]
William Henry Rawson [1870]
William H. Rawson & Company [1861, 1874]
Joseph Moxon Kirk & Sons [1890] – with one or two exceptions, this was the largest dye works in England
Old Lane Dyeworks Company Limited [1905]
Davis, Gordon & Company [1905]
Allen North & Company [1905].
the mill was damaged by fire in 1905.
the complex had another building that was dicky mints that has since burnt down and been demolished also a pub accros the road also demolished
.
the water syphon tunnel that flows underneath the mill.
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