Woollen mills complex along the canal, Sowerby Bridge, Upper Calderdale, West Yorkshire
Artist/Photographer | Toomey, Bill (1922-) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Sowerby Bridge |
Subject Date | 1804 |
Image Date | 1950 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Georgian |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP153/292 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Canals ; 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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