Key Words :- textile mill

Address :- South Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 1AG
Grid Ref :- SE 0600 4035
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.859339 , Long -1.91026
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1420368,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1906 -

Description and History of Site:-
Two spinning mills aligned end-to-end, the northern of 1908 and the southern of 1926. To the east of the north mill is an attached north-lights weaving shed. Also to the east former engine house, boiler house and chimney.
Built on a previously unoccupied site as a worsted spinning mill in 1906-8 for Richard Edmondson. Both Mills were part of the original design, but the second (southern) mill was not built until 1926. A large proportion of the site is now Keighley Business Centre.

Further Reading and References:-
Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 Colum Giles and Ian H Goodall 1992 London HMSO.

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