Black Dyke Mills
Black Dyke Mills
We don’t usually blow our own trumpet, but this property was so popular in the local area that it once had its own brass band.
Black Dyke Mills was the most famous in Yorkshire. Today, it is a large complex of 400,000 sqft of space between Halifax and Bradford, and views over the hills of Brontë Country.
HISTORY
Black Dyke Mills started as a much smaller operation in 1819 when John Foster started producing fine worsted and mohair fabric here. The operation is no longer here, but John Foster still produces some of the world’s finest Worsted and Mohair cloths and has gained a worldwide reputation for quality.
For decades Black Dyke Mills was the most famous in Yorkshire. It became such a prominent part of the local landscape that a village grew up around it to accommodate the burgeoning workforce. It was an innovative factory with power looms, a fire service and gas works supplying the village and the mill.
Queensbury is one of the highest parishes in England, with views beyond the West Yorkshire conurbation to the hills of Brontë Country and the Yorkshire Dales to the north and north west.
BLACK DYKE MILLS COMMUNITY
The Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue is a live music and community space located in the Shed Mill. The venue is run and managed entirely by volunteers. It’s a showcase for top-quality grassroots musicians with an extensive and varied gig programme.
Buildings on site have all got their own names:
Crossleys Building
Victoria Building
Shed Mill
Lower Mills
Piece Warehouse
Boiler House Buildings
BLACK DYKE MILLS TODAY
The Lowry Group purchased Black Dyke Mills in 2012. It is a large complex of approximately 400,000 sqft, located halfway between Halifax and Bradford.
Today, it’s home to a vibrant range of tenants, including a boxing gym, The Bike Mill, The Marshall's Music School, Mpika, a charity shop that raises money for an African village, and Hover Kart Mania, Yorkshire's first indoor electric racing track.
Currently, around 90% of floorspace is left, and work is underway on refurbishing vacant space to accommodate a range of new business, leisure and heritage uses.
The mill is made up of workshops, industrial, office space, storage, retail, music venue and a restaurant.
There is:
A large car park
Central to Bradford and Halifax
Location
Black Dyke Mills
Brighouse Road
Queensbury
Bradford
BD13 1QA
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