Blakeridge Mills
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Basic information
- Name
- Blakeridge Mills.
- Township
- Batley.
- Civil Parish
- Batley.
- Country
- West Yorkshire.
- Type of record
- A.
- NMRfn
- 63485.
- NGR
- SE 2389 2440.
- UTM
- 53.7154734, -1.639494615
Description
Main mill of J, T and J Taylor, the largest woollen manufacturers in Batley (See also Cheapside Mills, Batley). In 1820 site comprised only a house and workshops, but loomshops and press shop soon added, with spinning and fulling undertaken at nearby company mill. After 1845 production concentrated at Blakeridge with enlargement of existing buildings and construction of new steam-powered mills in 1863 (four storeys, fifteen bays), 1870 (four storeys, eight bays), and 1904 (four storeys, four bays). Powerloom weaving located partly in multi-storeyed building and probably partly in sheds. Early 20th-century prosperity evident in construction of very large mill (five storeys, twenty-five bays) in 1912-13, probably electrically powered, of large wool warehouse in 1914, and offices in 1923.
Additional information
- Multi-million pound apartments at Blakeridge Mill near completion, by Joseph Keith (Batley & Birstall News), published 29th October 2015.
- The Jubilee Mill, Blakeridge Mill Village, Batley: Video showcasing the recently redeveloped Jubilee Mill at the Blakeridge Mill Village in Batley.
- Raspberry Lettings, an exclusive lettings agency based at the Blakeridge Mill Village site in Batley.
Ortophotographic map
Aerial photographic view of Blakeridge Mills (Batley, West Yorkshire).
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