grane road

Holme Spring Mill, Haslingden, Lancashire - April 2025 Holme Spring Mill started as a small weaving shed around 1856 by Henry Walton and would’ve been worked in connection with the neighbouring Grane Road Mill (demolished circa 2020). The mill was extended by 1860 and again in 1912. A large...

I’d noticed this mill was looking a bit run-down when I was doing the Swinnel Brook culverts in Haslingden. Since I was still staying near Burnley at the time the latest lockdown was announced, I drove past while heading back to Liverpool. Too late - the central section (weaving shed) had...