Report - Newsome Mills, Huddersfield - September 2012

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Visited with Fudge and LeedsExplorer​

History stolen from JW's report:

The mill was founded by John Taylor in 1827 and was a working woolen textile mill right up until 1983.
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This building was constructed in the 1880s, and replaced an earlier mill building that was lost to fire in 1872.
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The mill is most familiarly associated with the firm of Taylor & Littlewood, formed in 1873 when Ephraim Beaumont Taylor went into partnership with Joshua Littlewood. Under their management, Newsome Mills developed into a “Splendid block of buildings, mills and weaving sheds of great extent and admirable arrangement.â€￾* All cloth manufacturing processes were carried out on the site – starting with raw wool and ending with the production of fine worsteds. There were 200 looms and 600 employees making trousers, coats and woolen goods.​

Don't think there has been enough reports form here yet :
A good little mooch as part of our epic weekend of Yorkshire derp, always enjoy looking around mills and this was no exception.
Whilst it's pretty far gone and there's not a huge amount to see, it's still nice. The ropey spiral staircase and clock tower was the highlight for me.
Unfortunately I forgot to get any external shots, which is a shame as it's a really impressive building.

Thanks for looking