Doorway of Spinkwell Mill, Halifax Road, Dewsbury
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Doorway of Spinkwell Mill, Halifax Road, Dewsbury
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 15 Mar 2007
The blue plaque reads ”Mark Oldroyd & Sons / Spinkwell Mill / A carding and Scribbling mill existed at Spinkwell from the early 1800s. Oldroyds became one of the World's largest cloth manufacturers with mills in Dewsbury, Leeds, Germany and Silesia. Sir mark Oldroyd (1843-1916) was Dewsbury's mayor 1887-8 and Liberal MP 1888-1901. The company closed in 1959.” The date on the keystone is 1910.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.693879
Longitude
-1.631955