Cape Mills
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Basic information
- Name
- Cape Mills.
- Township
- Bramley.
- Civil Parish
- Leeds.
- Country
- West Yorkshire.
- Type of record
- A.
- NMRfn
- 63266.
- NGR
- SE 2242 3535.
- UTM
- 53.81395523, -1.660976491
Description
Early history obscure, but probably originated in late 18th century as water-powered scribbling and fulling mill. From 1813 mill was run by Hainsworth family, woollen manufacturers, but later the related Gaunt family assumed control. Pre-1850 buildings include three-storeyed eight-bay steam-powered mill of c1830, and cloth dryhouse of two storeys, formerly attached to gas-making plant. Wheel-pit next to mill. end indicates use of water power alongside steam. Mill became integrated only in the mechanised period, for in c1864 a three-storeyed twelve-bay spinning mill was added, followed by a weaving shed in 1869. Offices built near site entrance in 1891 to designs by C S Nelson of Leeds, and new boiler house (with drying floors) and dyehouse added in 1901-2 to designs by W D Gill of Stanningley.
Ortophotographic map
Aerial photographic view of Cape Mills (Bramley, West Yorkshire).
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