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Hart Street, HUDDERSFIELD, HD4 6LS

For generations a major local landmark. I'm saddened to hear that most of the site is to be demolished with only retention of the tower (and possibly the rest of the multistorey block?). The satellite shows a large area of sheds and they nearly always go to make way for houses. The chimney was offed a few years ago. I wonder if I could get such a car-less view today.

The mill was founded by John Taylor in 1827, but most buildings on the site dated from c.1873 (the company by then being Taylor and Littlewood). The site once occupied about a hectare on this west side of the road, along with ancillary buildings and a pair of mill ponds the other side. The mill was listed grade II in 1978 but closed in 1983, and the site was sold in 2006 (from listing description, ref. 1232037). Most of the buildings were still standing when photographed for this site in 2010 Image but were severely damaged by a fire on 17 November 2016. Following works in 2019 to make the site safe, only the ground floor walls of one section of the building remain, along with the clock tower Image and entrance arch Image https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fire-gutted-newsome-mills-site-15733756 The site is earmarked for housing but no development has been started yet.

The mill was founded by John Taylor in 1827, but most buildings on the site dated from c.1873 (the company by then being Taylor and Littlewood). The site once occupied about a hectare on this west side of the road, along with ancillary buildings and a pair of mill ponds the other side. The mill was listed grade II in 1978 but closed in 1983, and the site was sold in 2006 (from listing description, ref. 1232037). Most of the buildings were still standing when photographed for this site in 2010 Image but were severely damaged by a fire on 17 November 2016. Following works in 2019 to make the site safe, only the ground floor walls of one section of the building remain, along with the clock tower Image and entrance arch Image https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fire-gutted-newsome-mills-site-15733756 The site is earmarked for housing but no development has been started yet.

At the top of the steep hill known variously as Lockwood Scar or Taylor Hill. This site with its chimney was visible from far and wide but the chimney has gone.

The building on Ruth Street was obviously part of the mill complex, sitting as it does between the now-ruined main building and the mill pond that still exists behind it. It appears to be something of a small business centre now. The road to the right is Naomi Road, which shows the street naming to have a Biblical reference, as Naomi was Ruth's mother-in-law in the Bible.