Yorkshire Industrial Heritage

Basic information

Name

Broughton Road Shed.

Township

Skipton.

Civil Parish

Skipton.

Country

North Yorkshire.

Type of record

A.

NMRfn

62123.

NGR

SD 9770 5145.

UTM

53.95913185, -2.036540525

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Description

Cotton-weaving mill built in 1900-2 by Skipton Room and Power Co Ltd for room and power working. Steam-powered single-storeyed shed with attached three-storeyed warehouse reduced to one storey after fire. Mill housed five weaving firms in 1919.

Ortophotographic map

Aerial photographic view of Broughton Road Shed (Skipton, North Yorkshire).

Site

Map of Skipton with its 8 textile mills.