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The area of derelict land which the mill sits in covers 0.8 acres (0.32 ha), and the combined mill floor-space is 6,230 square feet (579 m 2). [14] Low Mill is a grade II* listed building. [11] A steam engine was built in the mill c. 1785, not for processing cotton, but for returning discharged water from the mill race into the dam above the mill.
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment is the largest privately owned arts facility in the United States. With a focus on visual arts, this huge historic factory building has been redeveloped into 153 working studios for over 200 artists and makers, 7 galleries, a theatre, community garden, and performance venues.
Historic England, "Low Mill Three Tuns, Farndale West (1149049)", National Heritage List for England Historic England, "Farmbuildings approximately 10 metres south-east of Hazel House, Farndale West (1149051)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 22 August 2024
In the nineteenth century, the hamlet was home to Low Moor Mill, "a most extensive cotton manufacture, with power looms, put in motion by an immense body of machinery". [1] Employment and census data from the community has provided an important case study in the social history of the nineteenth century cotton industry.
In late 18th century five mills were built in Town End. Low Mill cotton mill was built for cotton weaving in 1783 on the site of a 13th-century corn mill. it was built by Thomas Hodgson (1738–1817), a son of a Liverpool merchant.(Hodgson 2008) It was powered by a millrace from the Artle Beck at Gresgarth. Water power was replaced by steam in ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Clitheroe in Lancashire, England is known for limestone quarrying, but it also developed a cotton industry. The mills Name Architect Location Built Demolished Served (Years) Albion Mill SD 53°52′23″N 2°23′13″W / 53.873°N 2.387°W ...
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The company also provided samples of ore, coal, pig iron and wrought iron, a smaller gun, a sugar cane mill, an olive mill and an elliptograph. [33] The Low Moor company bought the Bierley Ironworks in 1854. [34] By 1855 Low Moor was producing 21,840 tons of iron per year, and was the largest ironworks in Yorkshire.