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Manningham Mill
Key Words :- textile mill
Viewing the Site :- External except by arrangement
Address :- Heaton Road, Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 5BN
Grid Ref :- SE 14600 34800
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.809288 , Long -1.779767
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No :- 1314426,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1873 -
Description and History of Site:-
The massive buildings were the largest silk mill in Europe and were designed for vertical integration; there were departments for spinning, sewing silk manufacture, pile fabric weaving, fancy weaving, dyeing, and finishing. From its elevated situation what remains of Lister's creation dominates the city of Bradford today and is being converted for housing. A notable feature was 'Lister's Pride', an Italianate style chimney, which alone cost £10,000 to construct. The fabric is sandstone and millstone grit.
This first mill built on this site (Lilycroft Mill) was largely destroyed by fire in February 1871. After the fire Samuel Cunliffe Lister built the present Manningham Mill, devoted to silk textiles, at a cost of £500,000. The mill was designed by Bradford architects Andrews & Pepper, it was fireproof and had a working floor space of 26 acres. The structure is grade II* listed.
Further Reading and References:-
Cossons, Neil. 'The BP Book of Industrial Archaeology'. David & Charles, 1975
Jones, Edgar. 'Industrial Architecture in Britain 1750-1939'. Batsford, 1985
Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 (RCHME)
Cobley, Chris. 'Samuel Cunliffe Lister: Bradford's Most Eminent Victorian'. 2025
https://manninghammills.co.uk/our-history/
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Manningham_Mill,_Bradford
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Grid Ref :- SE 14600 34800
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.809288 , Long -1.779767
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No :- 1314426,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1873 -
The massive buildings were the largest silk mill in Europe and were designed for vertical integration; there were departments for spinning, sewing silk manufacture, pile fabric weaving, fancy weaving, dyeing, and finishing. From its elevated situation what remains of Lister's creation dominates the city of Bradford today and is being converted for housing. A notable feature was 'Lister's Pride', an Italianate style chimney, which alone cost £10,000 to construct. The fabric is sandstone and millstone grit.
This first mill built on this site (Lilycroft Mill) was largely destroyed by fire in February 1871. After the fire Samuel Cunliffe Lister built the present Manningham Mill, devoted to silk textiles, at a cost of £500,000. The mill was designed by Bradford architects Andrews & Pepper, it was fireproof and had a working floor space of 26 acres. The structure is grade II* listed.
Cossons, Neil. 'The BP Book of Industrial Archaeology'. David & Charles, 1975
Jones, Edgar. 'Industrial Architecture in Britain 1750-1939'. Batsford, 1985
Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 (RCHME)
Cobley, Chris. 'Samuel Cunliffe Lister: Bradford's Most Eminent Victorian'. 2025
https://manninghammills.co.uk/our-history/
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Manningham_Mill,_Bradford
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