Details of Morley Mills: Adelaide Mill to Fountain St Mill
The map at the link shows the position of the mills in the town (where this is known)
Adelaide (1) |
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| Location | Middleton Road |
| Best known Owners | JOHN WILSON (Gildersome) Ltd Oliver Foster Bryden & Wilson Ltd |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built in last 20 years of 19th Century. Worked until 1960s. |
| Use of site | Used by: BDC Electrical Eng, Fybagrate Products, County Classic Upholstery until the building was demolished and modern apartments were erected. |
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Albert (2)
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| Location | Princess Street |
| Best known Owners | LEATHLEY & SAVILLE Page & Leathley E & K Bradley Dennis Moss Henry Lister & Co A. Barrowclough & Co |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 In existence in 1866 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built 1867/68. Bought in 1874 by Barrowclough for £18250. Burnt down on 18-August-1961. Had wide variety of joint ownership and occupancy. |
| Use of site | No signs of the mill. Area occupied by Morrison’s warehouses parking and petrol facilities. |
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Albion (3) |
| Location | Church Street |
| Best known Owners | R & J HORSFALL John Mitchell Barron & Stockwell |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built about 1860 on a site used for a windmill which had scribbled wool. 15/7/1905: Great fire on 16-June-1950 when the whole mill was burnt down. 150 people thrown out of work. |
| Use of site | Only offices remain from the fire. Now used by various small companies – eg Saxon Wrought Iron; Auto Beal Factors. |
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Alexandra (4) |
| Location | Baker Street |
| Best known Owners | WALTER B. STOCKWELL |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built in 1896. Mungo and shoddy manufacturers. Rag merchants into the 1970s. |
| Use of site in 1995 | Building in good condition: Occupants: The Jam Factory Tupperware |
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Britannia (5) |
| Location | Britannia Road |
| Best known Owners | Wm BAINES’ Sons Ltd Jas. Ross and others |
| Known History | In existence in 1866 and 1876. |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built about 1860 and it manufactured textiles for just over 100 years. |
| Use of site | Stone buildings demolished. Brickwork renovated by ASDA. Mermaid Fish restaurant also on the site. |
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Brunswick (6) |
| Location | Ackroyd Street |
| Best known Owners | WILSON & SWALLOW J.W.Greaves & Co Sugden & Co Marsdens Successors W & A Boyd Ltd |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built about 1878 demolished in 1980s. One of last Morley mills to close. |
| Use of site | Site cleared on closure for housing near Seven Hills Primary School. |
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Bruntcliffe (7) |
| Location | Bruntcliffe Lane |
| Best known Owners | Thom STEPHENSON & Co Keighley & Moorhouse O H Hartley Walter Bradley |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | 3/4 storey mill built in 1892.Textiles manufactured for 80 years; huge fire gutted building in November-1975 when used by Napcolor. |
| Use of site | Now single storey used by Magnet Joinery. Re-roofed |
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Churwell Dyeworks (8)(aka Junction Dyeworks) |
| Location | Elland Road |
| Best known Owners | Geo. HEPWORTH & Sons |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built about 1850 near beck at bottom of Churwell Hill. Closed just after WW2. |
| Use of site | Site cleared after closure. Former clothing factory and garage built in 1960s. |
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City (9) |
| Location | Peel Street: When going down-hill: Old mill to left New mill to right: |
| Best known Owners | Saml. JOHNSON & Co |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Oldest part built in 1880s by Geo. Johnson for brother Samuel. Destroyed by fire 18/4/1903. |
| Use of site | Textiles made until mid 1970s .Much of old mill demolished with just some remains for A J Motors. New mill has various cleaning and auto repair companies. |
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Cliffe (10) |
| Location | Bruntcliffe Road |
| Best known Owners | Wm. SMITH & Co |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Mungo manufacture and dyeing for most of 90 years of production. Still working in 1972 |
| Use of site in 1995 | Several buildings remain and are used by a variety of organisations.
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Cobden (11) |
| Location | No information on location. |
| Best known Owners | Jas. SHARP |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Wm. Smith list of 1876 states it had 30L 1200S. No other information. |
| Use of site in 1995 | |
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Commercial Street (12) |
| Location | Commercial Street |
| Best known Owners | GREENWOOD & WALSH Ltd Also owned Peel St Mills. |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Used (as the Perseverance Works) from 1902-11 by Ackroyd & Best for producing miners’ safety lamps before they moved to Texas St. G&W took it over in 1911 and it was still in use in 1972 |
| Use of site | Redeveloped as apartments. |
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Cotton (13) |
| Location | In the vicinity of the White Rose centre beyond Valley Road |
| Best known Owners | JOHN WETHERILL |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Application made to Lord Dartmouth in 1785 to build scribbling mill by JW. Still working in 1861. |
| Use of site | Converted into a house when manufacture ceased. Demolished now. |
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| Location | Station Road |
| Best known Owners | KIRK & STEEL Ltd Ainley & Stephenson William Dixon J F & W Broadbent Charles Hirst & Bro |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Built 1790 by Lord Dartmouth for the Websters for scribbling and carding services. First steam mill in Yorkshire. Mill chimney blown down: 3/1/1823. Closed for textile purposes in 1979. |
| Use of site | Oldest part is now a listed building. |
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Daisy Hill (15) |
| Location | Daisy Hill |
| Best known Owners | MORTIMER & Co Hill & Brooke David Hartley |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | 11/1/83: Mill chimney blown down. 4-February-1915: Severe fire damage estimated at £5000. A substantial mill but closed during the inter-war depression after about 60 years manufacture. |
| Use of site | Site completely cleared and used for a housing development. |
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Deanfield (16) |
| Location | Asquith Avenue |
| Best known Owners | JAMES BARKER Ltd |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Founded 1872 by James Barker first of 4 generations of family to run the mill. Textiles manufactured for about 80 years. |
| Use of site in 1995 | Main mill building still standing and is in use by 4 small and diverse companies. |
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Dean Hall (17)(aka Morley Finishing Mill) |
| Location | Bruntcliffe Lane opposite Corporation Street |
| Best known Owners | J & D BROOK Ltd Jarvis & Hartley Frank Allen & Co Morley Cloth Finishing Co |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | Foundation stone laid 2/5/1872. Initially used for finishing process but became a fully integrated mill around 1900 operating for about 70 years. Still in production in 1972. |
| Use of site | Much of original mill demolished. chimney knocked down and dam filled in. Now a housing estate. |
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Field (18) |
| Location | Little Fountain Street |
| Best known Owners | A.C. WATSON Ltd : G H Hinchliffe Ltd who also owned Providence Mill Saml. Stockdale & Son Sykes & Gaunt J W Appleyard |
| Known History | Still working for textile purposes in 1968 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | 11/12/83: Much storm damage. A cloth-producing mill for about 100 years. A C Watson moved there in 1927. |
| Use of site | Fire in 1979 but then no longer a mill. Most of mill buildings replaced by modern sheds in brick warehouse from old mill used by Fentons. |
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Flush Croft (19) |
| Location | Crofton Terrace Wide Lane |
| Best known Owners | BANKS Bros. |
| Known History | |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | In 1905 was used as a rag warehouse and for production of mungo and shoddy. In operation for about 50 years. |
| Use of site | Now part of Kalon group of Paint and Chemical manufacturers. |
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Fountain Street (20) |
| Location | Fountain Street |
| Best known Owners | WATSON Bros. Ltd A C Watson Oliver Foster John Driver |
| Known History | In existence in 1876 |
| Notes on Textile Manufacture | A C Watson started here in 1891 before moving to Field Mill. Closed in 1966 as a textile mill after about 90 years operation. |
| Use of site | Stone mill building demolished in mid 2014 and a modern housing complex built on the site. |