Hunslet Mill
The Hunslet Mill and Victoria Works Complex is a series of very large disused mill buildings in Goodman Street in Leeds.
History
Hunslet Mill was constructed by William Fairbairn for John Wilkinson and completed circa 1842.[1] By 1847 some 1,500 female staff were employed in the mill reeling flax.[1] It was occupied by a firm of linen manufacturers called Richard Buckton and Son[2] from 1868[3] and then by a firm of blanket weavers called Dodgson and Hargreaves from the mid-1920s[4] until it closed in 1966.[5][6]
Victoria Works was constructed for W B Holdsworth and was completed in 1838.[1] It was occupied by a tailoring company called Botterill & Senior from the 1930s[4] and later was owned by a firm of ironmongers called R H Bruce[7] before they moved out in the early 1970s.[8]
The complex, which is currently derelict, is now owned by developers Evans and Caddick.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Hunslet Mill and Victoria Works Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Frederick Ernest Buckton". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hunslet mills". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Hunslet Mill". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Barriers to entry". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 44160. p. 11837. 1 November 1966. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Atkinson Street, Victoria Mill". Leodis. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Derelict Buildings in Leeds". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hunslet Mill from Yarn Street". Leodis. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
Coordinates: 53°47′05″N 1°31′25″W / 53.7847°N 1.5237°W