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When was the first Belle Vue Mills chimney built and when was the last demolished?
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Founded by John Dewhurst in 1828 as steam-powered worsted-spinning and weaving mill with contemporary warehouse. Mill burnt down and rebuilt in 1831 as four-storeyed fifteen-bay cotton-spinning mill. Major expansion between early 1850s and mid 1880s, when weaving and thread manufacture introduced, led to construction of weaving shed, four substantial fireproof multi-storeyed mills, dyehouse and warehouse, all to designs by Wren and Hopkinson of Manchester. Dyehouse rebuilt in 1891; more extensive dyeing and bleaching works built shortly after 1900. New boiler plant, designed by Stott and Sons of Manchester, built in 1901-2. Associated buildings: Aireville House, residence of J B Dewhurst (d.1864), who funded chapel and school in Skipton. Dyeing and bleaching works demolished.
Aerial photographic view of Belle Vue Mills (Skipton, North Yorkshire).
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When was the first Belle Vue Mills chimney built and when was the last demolished?
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