old lane mill

Old Lane Mill, Old Lane, Rawson's Mill, Old Lane - Calderdale Worsted mill of 1825 to 1828, the oldest and largest surviving example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron-framed textile mill in Halifax. Not much left aside from the views, a stripped out shell with holes in the floor.

First thread so forgive me for errors or gaps in information. Second trip here in the same month as the first time both our cameras and phones were mysteriously drained of battery. Odd. Didn't expect it to be accessible as mentioned by a previous report from October 2017 that said every...

The steam-powered worsted mill was built by James Akroyd 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...

Old Lane Mill was a steam-powered worsted mill built by James Akroyd in 1825 and was said to be fire proof. This wasn't true as on Saturday 21st January 1905 there was a fire which caused damage estimated at £8,000. In 1827 Akroyd built the first Jacquard looms in Britain. This building is...

Old Lane Mill is full of kids with Canons these days, pretty surprising! I believe this place is getting demolished soon, they are thinning the structure and have removed pretty much everything and there has been a lot of builders around it recently. Nothing interesting in this place anymore...

Nice explore with bromaz, no fires this time, last time we had to run back to the motor and ring the fire brigade, prompting me getting calls in lectures from the fire brigade asking why we were there and if we had pictures of the fire...yay. Lovely mill with lots of colour and cogs and stuff...

Visited with badbatz and his mate History- In 1816, a mill is recorded here with Jonathan Akroyd. In 1818, it was used by Akroyd, Garlick & Company. A steam-powered worsted mill was built by James Akroyd in 1825. This was one of the largest mills in the district. The mill was said to be...

Visited with CCM Rawson's Mill/Worsted mill built 1825-28 for James Ackroyd, and acquired by the Rawson family in 1836. This building is listed because it is the oldest and largest surviving example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron-framed textile mill in the important textile centre of...

Old Lane Mill is a derelict former textile mill in Halifax, located just up the valley from the renovated Dean Clough mills. Only one mill building remains at the the site, the remainder having been demolished some years ago. According the the results of a brief googling, the mill suffered a...