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New Mill Road, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 7AE

Another photograph of this church, which belongs to the parish of Honley.

This quarried cliff-face was spotted down an entry road at the back of Bridge Works on New mill Road.

Metal plate attached to stone post by the A616, in parish of HOLME VALLEY (KIRKLEES District), New Mill Road, Brockholes, opposite junction with Brockholes Lane and Post Office, in narrow pavement, back to building, on West side of road. Brayshaw & Booth iron casting, erected by the County Council in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : HUDDERSFIELD / 4½ MILES : : NEW MILL DISTRICT / ROAD / HONLEY : : SHEFFIELD / 22 MILES : Maker:- : BRAYSHAW & BOOTH / MAKERS / LIVERSEDGE : Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1134831 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1134831 Milestone Society National ID: YW_SFHU22

This is one of the rarer, flat West Riding CC milestones that were set up in 1893/94. It is on the A616, New Mill Road, Brockholes opposite Brockholes Lane and with its back to the wall of an industrial building. On these West Riding milestone places such as Huddersfield with more than 10 letters had to have the name cast at an angle. The makers name, Brayshaw & Booth, Liversedge is cast above Huddersfield. It is Grade II listed 1134831.

Looking towards Huddersfield the 16cm deep backing stone is seen. When set up the West Riding milestones were to be painted blue with white lettering. The stone would be left bare as it was good quality from Kirkstall quarry or of a similar standard from elsewhere. It is not known when these milestones began to be painted white with black lettering. And sometimes the stone was painted like this one, or left bare.

Belliss & Morcom inverted vertical compound (C-type) of 220 brake horsepower. Built 1906 as No. 2782. Cylinders 14" & 19" x 10". 400 rpm. Flywheel 4' 6". Installed here 3rd hand and driving an alternator by vee belts. It was disused when photographed and probably scrapped about 1991. The site is now redeveloped. It was a dyeing and finishing works.

Seen from Smithy Place Lane. The boiler is just in front of the River Holme with the A616 beyond that. It is a gas fired, single furnace, three pass packaged boiler. It may well have found a further lease of life. The mills had by now been largely demolished. The site is now given over to housing.

The mills had largely been demolished but this packaged boiler was lying loose by the side of the River Holme. This site has now been taken over by housing. The houses in the background have the appearance of former weavers' cottages.