Mayroyd Mill, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire:
Brief History:
Situated on the banks of the River Calder and close to Hebden Bridge railway station, previously known as Wadsworth and also Gemland mill.The site can be traced back as far as 1429, when it was used as a corn mill. Later in the early part of the 19th century it was used as a saw mill, then was used in the 20th century for the manufacture of egg boxes. It was damaged by fire on 4th March 1932 and burned down in 1936 then was derelict for some time, up until 2004 when the part of the remaining structures were converted into flats.. In addition, the other part of the mill is also a storage yard and stone reclamation company..
Previous Owners include
Owners and tenants of the mill have included
James Law [1794]
Lambert Barnes [1800]
William Wheelhouse [1802, 1834]
Champion Murgatroyd [1845]
John Murgatroyd [1872]
William Barker & Company [1905, 1939]
Bannister Halstead & Company [1905]
Mark King & Son [1905]
Part of the sluice gate mechanism...
In 2001 , the waterwheel was enclosed inside a purpose built stone structure which holds the remaining parts of the wheel..
Technical Information
Wheelhouse to mill (now demolished), early C19. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof survives in part, one end of roof clad in asbestos, over a wooden extension. East elevation has a central doorway with window to either side with plain stone surrounds. Left hand return wall has 2 similar windows in gable which overlooks the river Calder. Rear has a large semicircular arched entrance to sluice. Interior houses a cast iron and steel undershot wheel 16 feet diameter, 15 feet wide. The weir, set diagonally across the river, is low and buttressed.
Attached to the wheelhouse, where the water is discharged from the wheel, is an arched stone culvert which returns the water to the river. This culvert is dressed stone, with a simple rounded arch profile, 5 metres wide and 2 metres high above the present water level. It stretches 440 metres, with a nearly flat gradient, dropping only 0.2 metres in its entire length.
source from https://historicengland.org.uk/
On the opposite side of the river , I came across these structures...
Images of the 700 yard [640.08 meter] outflow race from the water wheel, which was accessed from the river Calder
200 yards in
AS we ventured in, the floor was heavily silted up, which meant if we carried on, there could be a possibility of releasing pockets of methane..will go again to when we have a gas meter..
Waterwheels in the UK
In 2001 , the waterwheel was enclosed inside a purpose built stone structure which holds the remaining parts of the wheel..
Technical Information
Wheelhouse to mill (now demolished), early C19. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof survives in part, one end of roof clad in asbestos, over a wooden extension. East elevation has a central doorway with window to either side with plain stone surrounds. Left hand return wall has 2 similar windows in gable which overlooks the river Calder. Rear has a large semicircular arched entrance to sluice. Interior houses a cast iron and steel undershot wheel 16 feet diameter, 15 feet wide. The weir, set diagonally across the river, is low and buttressed.
Attached to the wheelhouse, where the water is discharged from the wheel, is an arched stone culvert which returns the water to the river. This culvert is dressed stone, with a simple rounded arch profile, 5 metres wide and 2 metres high above the present water level. It stretches 440 metres, with a nearly flat gradient, dropping only 0.2 metres in its entire length.
source from https://historicengland.org.uk/
On the opposite side of the river , I came across these structures...
Images of the 700 yard [640.08 meter] outflow race from the water wheel, which was accessed from the river Calder
200 yards in
AS we ventured in, the floor was heavily silted up, which meant if we carried on, there could be a possibility of releasing pockets of methane..will go again to when we have a gas meter..
Brilliant and really interesting photos, well done. Such a shame to see it in that state of course, but it’s also rather picturesque… I never hang meself :) :) Can’t make up my mind.
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