Linthwaite Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, June 2019

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1. The History
Westwood Mill is a Grade II-listed mill four miles south-west of Huddersfield in the town of Linthwaite. It is the earliest-surviving woollen mill in the Colne Valley, with the earliest part of the complex being a ‘scribbling mill’ (preparation of raw fleece), built by John Shaw, adjacent to the (now filled-in) mill pond. It was built in 1798 around the same time the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was being built. A carding and fulling Mill, office, warehouse, workshops, boiler and engine house soon followed. The mill produced textiles and was under the leasehold of clothier John Shaw in 1824. Originally powered by water from the nearby mill pond, the waterwheel was replaced in 1920 by an 85-horsepower water turbine manufactured by William Gunther and Sons (Oldham).

The present structure probably dates from circa 1820 when John, Jonathan and Eli Shaw (of Golcar) took over the business and made a number of alterations to the mill. Now privately owned by Michael Wilson Restorations, permission was given in October 2005 for it to be redeveloped along similar lines as the nearby Titanic Mills, and the mill’s conversion into 108 homes. However, this never happened, and it now lies derelict and ruined.

2. The Explore
First stop on a list of places in the Holmfirth area. The weather deteriorated, the light was poor, and it was raining. Not the most ideal conditions for looking round a pretty derpish mill. The place is pretty far gone. It was easy enough to get into, but the overgrown tumbled-down nature of the place made it hard to get decent pictures. Don’t know if I really did this place justice. Perhaps worth a revisit on a sunny day if I’m in the area.

3. The Pictures

Few externals to kick off with:

47968882482_323da46c96_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973615498_fc00da5f40_b.jpgimg1119 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47968892383_8e49f7fa85_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 02 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973587593_1184fb25e4_b.jpgimg1125 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973637192_55b9152683_b.jpgimg1115 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973591152_c0756a1e0c_b.jpgimg1121 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973659447_04c91bde5e_b.jpgimg1114 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Inside the bit with the roof still in place is a bit derpy:

47973638423_e27cacea2c_b.jpgimg1116 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Rusty remains of an old boiler:

47968929101_359fe189fc_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 03 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Boiler and beams:

47973527717_a562b7a9b8_b.jpgimg1129 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And more beams:

47973550543_c4644e32a8_b.jpgimg1128 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47973559977_de7e37d48a_b.jpgimg1126 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47968867568_6e6c6db427_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 07 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47968844703_cf8661fbbc_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47968837467_54b93bdb75_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 08 by HughieDW, on Flickr

47968880603_4baf1bb459_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And finally, the fully restored Titanic Mill in the background:

47968918171_d5f3ac4d2e_b.jpgLinthwaite Mill 05 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
That's a bit nice actually. The overgrowth makes it. Very nice set Hughie
 

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