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Woollen mills complex along the canal, Sowerby Bridge, Upper Calderdale, West Yorkshire

RIBA Ref No RIBA49992
Artist/PhotographerToomey, Bill (1922-)
CountryUK: England
CitySowerby Bridge
Subject Date1804
Image Date1950
ViewExterior
StyleGeorgian
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP153/292
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectCanals ; Mills ; Reflections
NOTES: The first fully integrated woollen mill powered by water was established at Sowerby Bridge between1778 and 1792 by the Greenup family. Since the Calder and Hebble Navigation and the Rochdale Canal (opened 1804) met at Sowerby Bridge, this former hamlet was a vital transport centre for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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