Key Words :- textile mill worsted man-made fibres

Address :- Denholme Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 9NP
Grid Ref :- SE 0405 3435
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.80543 , Long -1.939984
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1847 -

Description and History of Site :-
Waterside Mill (formerly known as Syke or Sike Mill and also referred to as Bank or Leeming Mill), converted to residential use c1990.

Established by the Abel Kershaw & Bros. as a steam-powered worsted spinning mill in 1847 and employed between 100 and 150 people at its peak before closure in the early 1980s. Pennine Polyfibres, a manufacturer of man-made fibres later occupied the mill.

Further Reading and References :-
Yorkshire Textile Mills 1770-1930 Colum Giles and Ian H Goodall 1992 London HMSO.
https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2454/oxenhopeconservationareaassessment.pdf

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