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Woodhouse Mill

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Basic information

Name
Woodhouse Mill.
Township
Langfield.
Civil Parish
Todmorden.
Country
West Yorkshire.
Type of record
A.
NMRfn
62205.
NGR
SD 9515 2444.
UTM
53.71635083, -2.074966806

Description

Steam-powered cotton-spinning mill built beside Rochdale Canal in 1832 and, until 1897, run in conjunction with nearby Cinderhill Mill (62203) where powerloom weaving also undertaken. Five-storeyed ten-bay mill of 1832 with detached engine house, boiler house and warehouse, extended in early 1850s; boiler house rebuilt and mill repaired after boiler explosion in 1863. Packing room and cotton warehouse added in 1921 to design of Edward Stott of Todmorden. Boiler house demolished.

Pictures

Image of Woodhouse Mill (Langfield, WY)

Image of Woodhouse Mill.

Ortophotographic map

Aerial photographic view of Woodhouse Mill (Langfield, West Yorkshire).

Site

Map of Langfield with its 14 textile mills.

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