Description and History of Site:-
Whole area cleared. Also called Quebec Works. "This site has had a varied use since 1859 when it was Hyde Dockray & Ambler, engineers, 'Top Meadow Lane'. It became Horner & Dockray in 1845 and then just J. Dockray by 1853. Under the same ownership it was listed as 'Quebec Foundry' by 1863 (Jones) and now specialised in machine tools. A. Dockray changed to flax spinning and twine making by 1875 and renamed it 'Quebec Mills'. All round there had been vigorous housing development and from the style the works was rebuilt in its present form. Joseph Henry bought out Dockray's engineering business in 1877 and moved to Manor Road in 1878. It seems that the next occupants were lllingworth lngham, timber merchants from the New Dock area, who used the works for the making of school furniture. The first School Board in Leeds was elected in 1871 and by 1890 had provided places for almost 15,000 children so there was obviously a market potential for school furniture as a new growth industry. By 1914 however, the works had once again changed hands and was then in use as a flax spinners and twine makers, W. Whites, Sons & Atkinson." (Connell, 1975).

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Hatcher, 1985.
Connell, E J. Industrial development in south Leeds, 1790-1914. PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 1975.

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Key Words :- mill rope twine furniture woodworking

Address :- Ashford Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5QJ
Grid Ref :- SE 29780 32170
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.785007 , Long -1.549505
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- c1840 -
Record Date :- 4 July 2015

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