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TEXTILE MILLS

WATER POWERED MILLS
There is a section discussing the various uses of water power in Luddenden Dean here. Several of the mills listed below had more than one use over their lifespan, the valley's fulling mills were converted to Textile mills as was part of the Cornmill.

Here is a list of the mills in order, starting at the highest.
Most were later converted to Steam.

Spring Mill

Square Mill

Lumb Mill

Wainstalls Mill

Jowler Mill

Holme House Mill

Peel House Mill

STEAM POWERED MILLS

Oats Royd Mill

Established in 1847 by John Murgatroyd

The mill was closed in 1982.

The following are newspapper cutting about the mill:

Potential use of mill as a 'healing centre'.

Potential use of mill as a 'healing centre'.
'Thumbs up' for forty new flats

'Thumbs up' for forty new flats

Pepper Hill Mill

THE PAPER MILL

DEAN MILL Booth, demolished in 1921?

The Cornmill

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-=='''<big>THE TEXTILE MILLS</big>'''==
+=='''<big>TEXTILE MILLS</big>'''==
 <big>'''WATER POWERED MILLS'''</big><br>
+There is a section discussing the various uses of water power in Luddenden Dean [[Water Power in Luddenden Dean|here]]. Several of the mills listed below had more than one use over their lifespan, the valley's fulling mills were converted to Textile mills as was part of the Cornmill.
-In order, starting at the highest.<br>
+Here is a list of the mills in order, starting at the highest.<br>
 Most were later converted to Steam.
 ==='''Spring Mill'''===
 ==='''Square Mill'''===
 ==='''Lumb Mill'''===
+[[File:Lumb_Mill.png|thumb|centre]]
 ==='''Wainstalls Mill'''===
 ==='''Jowler Mill'''===
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 ==='''Pepper Hill Mill'''===
 =='''<big>THE PAPER MILL</big>'''==
 DEAN MILL Booth, demolished in 1921?
-=='''<big>THE CORN MILLS</big>'''==
-Here is a link to [[The Cornmill]]<br>
-===FACTORIES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY===
-'''Lindley's'''
-Lindley's was based in the village from 1899 when they occupied Upper Mill, formerly a Corn Mill. They renamed these buildings The Beauvoir Works. The buildings were demolished in 1975 Lindley's expanded and took over Lower Mill and the land next to it now occupied by Blue Bell Walk. They continued manufacturing nuts and bolts and Industrial Fastenings in the village until the mid-1970's.
-[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/C._Lindley_and_Co Lindley's Nut and Bolt works]
+==<big><big>[[The Cornmill]]</big><br></big> ==